seld

Meanings

Noun

• A seat, throne.
• A shop. (In Medieval Latin records selda or silda (cf. Latin sella); also in Anglo-Norman form seude). Also, a stand for spectators.

Adjective

• Rare, uncommon.
• Unusual, unwonted.

Adverb

• Seldom.

Origin

• From Middle English selde, from Old English seld, neuter, metathetic form of setl (English settle)
• From Middle English selde and selde, a back-formation from Old English seldor, seldost.