seldseen

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English

Etymology

From Middle English seldscene, seltsene (“rarely encountered, seldom seen; rare; as adv. seldom, rarely”), from Old English seldsīene, seldsēne (“rare, extraordinary, unfamiliar, uncommon”). Cognate with Old High German seltsāni, Modern German seltsam.

Adjective

seldseen (not comparable)

(archaic) seldom seen, rare, uncommon
- c. 1589–1590 (date written), Christopher Marlo[we], edited by Tho[mas] Heywood, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. , London: I B for Nicholas Vavasour, , published 1633, →OCLC, Act I:
  And seldseen costly stones of so great price.
- 1885, Richard Francis Burton, The Arabian Nights:
  […] and awakening, saw a serpent like a dragon, a seldseen sight.

Anagrams

lessened, needless

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