"seld" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more seld [comparative], most seld [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English selde (adjective) and selde (adverb), a back-formation from Old English seldor (“more seldom”), seldost (“most seldom”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|selde|pos=a}} Middle English selde (adjective), {{m|enm|selde|pos=adv}} selde (adverb), {{der|en|ang|seldor|t=more seldom}} Old English seldor (“more seldom”), {{m|ang|seldost|t=most seldom}} seldost (“most seldom”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} seld (comparative more seld, superlative most seld)
  1. (archaic) Rare, uncommon. Tags: archaic Synonyms: infrequent, scarce, uncommon, rare
    Sense id: en-seld-en-adj-ZBovF-p~
  2. Unusual, unwonted. Synonyms: bizarre, odd, weird, strange
    Sense id: en-seld-en-adj-B4xPDGZx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb [English]

Forms: more seld [comparative], most seld [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English selde (adjective) and selde (adverb), a back-formation from Old English seldor (“more seldom”), seldost (“most seldom”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|selde|pos=a}} Middle English selde (adjective), {{m|enm|selde|pos=adv}} selde (adverb), {{der|en|ang|seldor|t=more seldom}} Old English seldor (“more seldom”), {{m|ang|seldost|t=most seldom}} seldost (“most seldom”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} seld (comparative more seld, superlative most seld)
  1. (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) Seldom. Tags: Scotland, dialectal, obsolete Synonyms: infrequently, scarcely, uncommonly, occasionally Related terms: selly
    Sense id: en-seld-en-adv-CDOWDZhl Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: selds [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English selde (“seat, store”), from Old English seld (noun), neuter, metathetic form of setl (noun) (English settle). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|selde|id=store|t=seat, store}} Middle English selde (“seat, store”), {{inh|en|ang|seld|pos=n}} Old English seld (noun), {{m|ang|setl|pos=n}} setl (noun), {{cog|en|settle}} English settle Head templates: {{en-noun}} seld (plural selds)
  1. (obsolete) A seat, throne. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-seld-en-noun-mU~-dZwC
  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. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-seld-en-noun-fhYufh2X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 22 2 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: selt [neuter, singular], selde [definite, plural, singular]
Head templates: {{head|nn|participle|neuter singular|selt|definite singular and plural|selde|cat2=past participles}} seld (neuter singular selt, definite singular and plural selde)
  1. sold; past participle of selja Tags: participle
    Sense id: en-seld-nn-verb-W6DEphbs Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Proto-West Germanic]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *seldaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-pro|gem-pro|*seldaz}} Proto-Germanic *seldaz Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|adjective}} *seld Inflection templates: {{gmw-infl-adj}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], seld [masculine, nominative, singular], seldu [feminine, nominative, singular], seld [neuter, nominative, singular], seldanā [accusative, masculine, singular], seldā [accusative, feminine, singular], seld [accusative, neuter, singular], seldas [genitive, masculine, singular], seldeʀā [feminine, genitive, singular], seldas [genitive, neuter, singular], seldumē [dative, masculine, singular], seldeʀē [dative, feminine, singular], seldumē [dative, neuter, singular], seldu [instrumental, masculine, singular], seldeʀu [feminine, instrumental, singular], seldu [instrumental, neuter, singular], seldē [masculine, nominative, plural], seldō [feminine, nominative, plural], seldu [neuter, nominative, plural], seldā [accusative, masculine, plural], seldā [accusative, feminine, plural], seldu [accusative, neuter, plural], seldeʀō [genitive, masculine, plural], seldeʀō [feminine, genitive, plural], seldeʀō [genitive, neuter, plural], seldēm [dative, masculine, plural], seldum [dative, masculine, plural], seldēm [dative, feminine, plural], seldum [dative, feminine, plural], seldēm [dative, neuter, plural], seldum [dative, neuter, plural], seldēm [instrumental, masculine, plural], seldum [instrumental, masculine, plural], seldēm [feminine, instrumental, plural], seldum [feminine, instrumental, plural], seldēm [instrumental, neuter, plural], seldum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. rare Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-seld-gmw-pro-adj-UCcMEsCG Categories (other): Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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}

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        "neuter",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "nominative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "seld",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seldā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "seld",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "seldas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "seldu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
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    {
      "form": "seldeʀu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "seldu",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "instrumental",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "seldō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "seldu",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
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    },
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      "form": "seldum",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
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    },
    {
      "form": "seldēm",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "seldum",
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        "plural"
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