selden

See also: Selden

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• seldyn, seelden, seldom, sielden, seeldyn, seilden, sieldome, syldyn, sylden, celdane, seldun, seldum, seldome

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

selden

2. not often, uncommonly, almost never.

Descendants

• English: seldom
• Scots: seldin, seendil, seendle

References

• “sẹ̄lden(e (adv.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• seldyn, seelden, seldom, sielden, seeldyn, seldone

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

• seldomly

Descendants

• English: seldom (archaic as an adjective)

References

• “sẹ̄lden (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.

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Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsel.den/, [ˈseɫ.den]

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

• Middle English: selden, seldom, selde, seld
  • English: seld, seldom