English Explanatory Dictionary

seldseen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. seldom seen, rare, uncommon

Word forms

seldseen

Etymology

From Middle English seldscene, seltsene (“rarely encountered, seldom seen; rare; as adv. seldom, rarely”), from Old English seldsīene, seldsēne (“rare, extraordinary, unfamiliar, uncommon”). Cognate with Old High German seltsāni, Modern German seltsam.

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