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Seld

adj, adv, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Rare, uncommon. archaic
  2. 2
    Unusual, unwonted.
Adverb
  1. 1
    Seldom. Scotland, dialectal, obsolete

    "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."

Noun
  1. 1
    A seat, throne. obsolete
  2. 2
    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. obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English selde (“seat, store”), from Old English seld (noun), neuter, metathetic form of setl (noun) (English settle).

Etymology 2

From Middle English selde (adjective) and selde (adverb), a back-formation from Old English seldor (“more seldom”), seldost (“most seldom”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English selde (adjective) and selde (adverb), a back-formation from Old English seldor (“more seldom”), seldost (“most seldom”).

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