seld

Meaning

Adj

1. (archaic) Rare, uncommon.
2. Unusual, unwonted.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A seat, throne.
2. (obsolete) 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.

Adv

Seldom.

Synonyms

infrequently

rare

rarely

seldom

unusual

unoften

Translations

olağandışı

rar

rarement

nicht oft

σπάνια

σπάνιος

selten

raramente

singolare

di rado

inusitato

insolitus

bij uitzondering

sporadisch

rarament

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: selde

In summary

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