seldom

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

Infrequently, rarely.

Adj

Rare; infrequent.

Teenoorgestelde van

often, frequently, rarely, forever, occasionally, never, once

Sinonieme

rarely

infrequently

rare

not often

scarce

occasionally

hardly

little

scarcely

infrequent

few

🤏

once in a while

at long intervals

unoften

scarcity

sometimes

sparse

thoughtless

unusually

not likely

not very often

a few times

seld

a little

barely

blue moon

careless

exceptionally

from time to time

insufficient

much

never

now and then

once in a blue moon

reckless

scarcely ever

Vertalings

selten

rarement

raramente

zelden

raramente

raramente

raro

σπάνια

rara vez

rarament

seyrek

di rado

rare

zeldzaam

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsɛldəm/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: seldom

Geërf van Old English: seldan

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: säilden

Verwante met Fries: selden

Verwante met Nederlands: zelden

Verwante met Duits: selten

Verwante met Deens: sjælden

Verwante met Noors: sjelden

Verwante met Sweeds: sällan

Verwante met Faroëes: sjáldan

Verwante met Yslands: sjaldan

In summary

From late Middle English seldom, alteration of earlier selden by analogy with adverbial datives such as whilom, from Old English seldan (“seldom”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldanā, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian säilden (“seldom”), West Frisian selden, komselden (“rare, seldom”), Dutch zelden, German selten, Danish sjælden, Norwegian sjelden, Swedish sällan, Faroese sjáldan, Icelandic sjaldan. More at seld and selly.

Sinne

So one seldom sees safety plays made at matchpoints or board-a-match.