Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
seld. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
seld, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
seld in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
seld you have here. The definition of the word
seld will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
seld, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English selde (“seat, store”), from Old English seld (noun), neuter, metathetic form of setl (noun) (English settle).
Noun
seld (plural selds)
- (obsolete) A seat, throne.
- (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.
Etymology 2
From Middle English selde (adjective) and selde (adverb), a back-formation from Old English seldor (“more seldom”), seldost (“most seldom”).
Adjective
seld (comparative more seld, superlative most seld)
- (archaic) Rare, uncommon.
- Synonyms: infrequent, scarce, uncommon; see also Thesaurus:rare
- Unusual, unwonted.
- Synonyms: bizarre, odd, weird; see also Thesaurus:strange
Adverb
seld (comparative more seld, superlative most seld)
- (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) Seldom.
- Synonyms: infrequently, scarcely, uncommonly; see also Thesaurus:occasionally
- , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.191:
- 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.
Related terms
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Participle
seld (neuter singular selt, definite singular and plural selde)
- sold; past participle of selja
Anagrams