selden

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word selden. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word selden, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say selden in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word selden you have here. The definition of the word selden will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofselden, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Selden

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English seldan, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːldən/, /ˈsɛldən/, /ˈseːldəm/, /ˈsɛldəm/

Adverb

selden

  2. not often, uncommonly, almost never.
Descendants
  • English: seldom
  • Scots: seldin, seendil, seendle
References

Etymology 2

From Old English selden, from Proto-Germanic *seldanaz.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːldən/, /ˈsɛldən/, /ˈseːldəm/, /ˈsɛldəm/

Adjective

selden

  2. uncommon, unusual, rare
  3. not many or much; little in number.
  4. (rare) strange, weird, odd
Related terms
Descendants
  • English: seldom (archaic as an adjective)
References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *seldanaz (“rare, strange”). Akin to Old Frisian selden, Old High German seltan, Old Norse sjaldan.

Pronunciation

Adjective

selden

  1. rare, infrequent
  2. few

Declension

Declension of selden — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative selden seldenu, seldnu, seldeno, seldno selden
Accusative seldenne seldene, seldne selden
Genitive seldenes, seldnes seldenre seldenes, seldnes
Dative seldenum, seldnum seldenre seldenum, seldnum
Instrumental seldene, seldne seldenre seldene, seldne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative seldene, seldne seldena, seldna, seldene, seldne seldenu, seldnu, seldeno, seldno
Accusative seldene, seldne seldena, seldna, seldene, seldne seldenu, seldnu, seldeno, seldno
Genitive seldenra seldenra seldenra
Dative seldenum, seldnum seldenum, seldnum seldenum, seldnum
Instrumental seldenum, seldnum seldenum, seldnum seldenum, seldnum
Declension of selden — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative seldena, seldna seldene, seldne seldene, seldne
Accusative seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan seldene, seldne
Genitive seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan
Dative seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan
Instrumental seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan
Accusative seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan seldenan, seldnan
Genitive seldenra, seldenena, seldnena seldenra, seldenena, seldnena seldenra, seldenena, seldnena
Dative seldenum, seldnum seldenum, seldnum seldenum, seldnum
Instrumental seldenum, seldnum seldenum, seldnum seldenum, seldnum

Descendants

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia