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seld

noun

Etymology

From Middle English selde (adjective) and selde (adverb), a back-formation from Old English seldor (“more seldom”), seldost (“most seldom”).

  1. inherited from seld
  2. inherited from selde — “seat, store”

Definitions

  1. A seat, throne.

  2. A shop (in Medieval Latin records selda or silda (cf. Latin sella (“seat, chair”))

    A shop (in Medieval Latin records selda or silda (cf. Latin sella (“seat, chair”)); also in Anglo-Norman form seude). Also, a stand for spectators.

  3. Rare, uncommon.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Unusual, unwonted.

    2. Seldom.

      • knowing how far such an amitie is from the common use, and how seld seene and rarely found, I looke not to finde a competent judge.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA