Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seld

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: seld
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seat, throne.

Obsolete

noun

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

adj

Rare; uncommon.

Obsolete

adj

Unusual; unwonted.

Obsolete

adv

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: selde, seld, seldor

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

selds (plural) more seld (comparative) most seld (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

selcouth selly

Synonyms

infrequent scarce uncommon dearthy few and far between geason in short supply non-common rare raresome scant scantling

Questions

What does seld mean?: A seat, throne.
Where does seld come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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