English Explanatory Dictionary

selcouth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.

Pronunciation

/sɛlˈkuːθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-selcouth.wav

Word forms

selcouth more selcouth most selcouth

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.

Synonyms

bizarre odd weird infrequent scarce uncommon magnificent stupendous amazing

Related words

little-known

Derived words

selcouthly
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