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seld.

A seat, throne.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A seat, throne.

    obsolete
  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
Where this word comes from

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

adj
  1. Rare; uncommon.

    obsolete
  2. Unusual; unwonted.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

adv
  1. Seldom.

    Scotland · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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