Old English · adverb
seldan
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈsel.dɑn/[ˈseɫ.dɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈsel · dɑn (2 syllables)
Meaning
not often: seldom, rarely
[Student:] Hwīlum iċ dō, ac seldan, forþon miċel hrēow mē is tō sæ.
— Why don't you fish on the sea? [Rather than only on rivers or lakes] — Sometimes I do, but rarely, because I feel great sorrow at sea.
[Teacher:] Forhwȳ ne fiscast þū on sæ?
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *seldanā. Cognate with Old High German seltan, Old Norse sjaldan.
Descendants
seldom
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