selden
See also: Selden
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old English seldan, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē.
Alternative forms
edit- seldyn, seelden, seldom, sielden, seeldyn, seilden, sieldome, syldyn, sylden, celdane, seldun, seldum, seldome
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editselden
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “sẹ̄lden(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English selden, from Proto-Germanic *seldanaz.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editselden
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- English: seldom (archaic as an adjective)
References
edit- “sẹ̄lden, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *seldanaz (“rare, strange”). Akin to Old Frisian selden, Old High German seltan, Old Norse sjaldan.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editselden
Declension
editDeclension of selden — Strong
Declension of selden — Weak
Descendants
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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