selde

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch zelden, from Middle Dutch selden, from Old Dutch *seldan, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.də/ === Adverb === selde seldom; rarely == Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === säle seale, selle (Moselle Franconian) === Etymology === From Old High German *seldan, northern variant of seltan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɛldə/ === Adverb === selde (Ripuarian) seldom; rarely == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English seld, a form of Old English setl, from Proto-Germanic *setlą. ==== Alternative forms ==== selt ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /seːld/ ==== Noun ==== selde (plural seldis) A store, shop or booth. A seat, a throne; a headquarters or capital. ===== Related terms ===== tolsey ===== Descendants ===== English: seld (obsolete) ===== References ===== “sẹ̄lde, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 May 2018. === Etymology 2 === A back-formation from seldere, from Old English seldor. ==== Alternative forms ==== sealde, seeld, sielde, seelde, seilde, silde ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /seːld/, /sɛld/ ==== Adverb ==== selde not often, uncommonly, almost never. ===== Related terms ===== seldere selden seldscene selly ===== Descendants ===== English: seld (obsolete) Scots: seld ===== References ===== “sẹ̄lde, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 May 2018. ==== Adjective ==== selde uncommon, unusual, infrequent not many or much; little in number. ===== Descendants ===== English: seld (archaic) Scots: seld ===== References ===== “sẹ̄lde, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 May 2018. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === selde simple past of selje simple past of selja