seldsome

Adjective

(comparative more seldsome, superlative most seldsome)

(rare) Rare; uncommon.

Adverb

(comparative more seldsome, superlative most seldsome)

(rare) Rarely; seldom.

Origin

From seld +‎ -some. Compare Middle English seldsene (“seldsome, rare”, literally “rarely seen”). Cognate with West Frisian seldsum (“rare”), Dutch zeldzaam (“rare, scarce”), German seltsam (“strange, odd”), Danish seldsom (“seldsome”).

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