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名詞

seld (plural selds)

1. (obsolete) A seat, throne.
2. (obsolete) 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.

語源 2

From 中期英語 selde (adjective) and selde (adverb), a back-formation from 古期英語 seldor (“more seldom”), seldost (“most seldom”).

形容詞

seld (comparative more seld, superlative most seld) (obsolete)

1. Rare; uncommon.

   Synonyms: infrequent, scarce, uncommon; see also Thesaurus:rare

2. Unusual; unwonted.

   Synonyms: bizarre, odd, weird; see also Thesaurus:strange

副詞

seld (comparative more seld, superlative most seld)

1. (obsolete or Scotland dialectal) Seldom.

   Synonyms: infrequently, scarcely, uncommonly; see also Thesaurus:occasionally

   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
     , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.191:

     knowing how far such an amitie is from the common use, and how seld seene and rarely found, I looke not to finde a competent judge.

関連する語

アナグラム

• dels, LEDs, ELSD, sled, Dels, SLED, EDLs, elds

派生した語

• English: seld