Defn: Rarely known; unusual; strange. [Obs.]
[She] wondered much at his so selcouth case. Spenser.
SELD
Seld, a. Etym: [See Seldom.]
Defn: Rare; uncommon; unusual. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
SELD
Seld, adv.
Defn: Rarely; seldom. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SELDEN
Sel"den, adv.
Defn: Seldom. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SELDOM Sel"dom, adv. [Usually, compar. More seldom (; superl. Most seldom (; but sometimes also, Seldomer (, Seldomest.] Etym: [AS. seldan, seldon, seldum, fr. seld rare; akin to OFries. sielden, D. zelden, G. selten, OHG. seltan, Icel. sjaldan, Dan. sielden, Sw. sällan, Goth. sildaleiks marvelous.]
Defn: Rarely; not often; not frequently.
Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. Hooker.
SELDOM
Sel"dom, a.