seld

See also: seld-

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)

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.

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) (obsolete)

1. Rare; uncommon.

   Synonyms: infrequent, scarce, uncommon; see also Thesaurus:rare

2. Unusual; unwonted.

   Synonyms: bizarre, odd, weird; see also Thesaurus:strange

Adverb

seld (comparative more seld, superlative most seld)

1. (obsolete or Scotland dialectal) Seldom.

   Synonyms: infrequently, scarcely, uncommonly; see also Thesaurus:occasionally

   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
     , 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

• selcouth
• selly

Anagrams

• dels, LEDs, ELSD, sled, Dels, SLED, EDLs, elds

Norwegian Nynorsk

Participle

seld (neuter singular selt, definite singular and plural selde)

1. sold; past participle of selja

Anagrams

• dels

Old English

Noun

seld n

1. alternative form of setl (“seat, throne”)

Descendants

• English: seld

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English seld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛld/

Noun

seld f (plural seldiau or seldi, not mutable)

1. dresser

   Synonym: dreser

2. sideboard

   Synonyms: seldfwrdd, ystlysfwrdd

Derived terms

• seldfwrdd (“sideboard”)

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “seld”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “seld”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies