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Old English · adjective

selden

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈsel.den/
[ˈseɫ.den]
Syllables
ˈsel · den (2 syllables)
Modern English
infrequentrareseldseldomfew

Meaning

  1. rare, infrequent

  2. few

Declension

Strong declension of selden
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative seldenseldenuseldnuseldenoseldnoselden
Accusative seldenneseldeneseldneselden
Genitive seldenesseldnesseldenreseldenesseldnes
Dative seldenumseldnumseldenreseldenumseldnum
Instrumental seldeneseldneseldenreseldeneseldne
Plural
Nominative seldeneseldneseldenaseldnaseldeneseldneseldenuseldnuseldenoseldno
Accusative seldeneseldneseldenaseldnaseldeneseldneseldenuseldnuseldenoseldno
Genitive seldenraseldenraseldenra
Dative seldenumseldnumseldenumseldnumseldenumseldnum
Instrumental seldenumseldnumseldenumseldnumseldenumseldnum
Weak declension of selden
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative seldenaseldnaseldeneseldneseldeneseldne
Accusative seldenanseldnanseldenanseldnanseldeneseldne
Genitive seldenanseldnanseldenanseldnanseldenanseldnan
Dative seldenanseldnanseldenanseldnanseldenanseldnan
Instrumental seldenanseldnanseldenanseldnanseldenanseldnan
Plural
Nominative seldenanseldnanseldenanseldnanseldenanseldnan
Accusative seldenanseldnanseldenanseldnanseldenanseldnan
Genitive seldenraseldenenaseldnenaseldenraseldenenaseldnenaseldenraseldenenaseldnena
Dative seldenumseldnumseldenumseldnumseldenumseldnum
Instrumental seldenumseldnumseldenumseldnumseldenumseldnum

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *seldanaz (“rare, strange”). Akin to Old Frisian selden, Old High German sëltan, Old Norse sjaldan.

Descendants

seld, seldom

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