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Selcouth
//sɛlˈkuːθ// adj
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Adjective
- 1 Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous. archaic
"'A selcouth novelty,' muttered the knight, 'to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed.'"
Etymology
From Middle English selcouth, from Old English selcūþ, seldcūþ (“unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar, novel, rare”), from seld- (“rarely”) + cūþ (“known”); equivalent to seld + couth.
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