See selten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "Seltenheit"
}
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},
"expansion": "Danish sjælden",
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{
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},
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},
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},
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}
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"etymology_text": "From Middle High German sëlten, sëlden, from Old High German sëltan, from Proto-West Germanic *seldanā.\nCognate with English seldom, Saterland Frisian säilden (“seldom”), West Frisian selden, komselden (“rare, seldom”), Dutch zelden, Danish sjælden, Norwegian sjelden, Swedish sällan, Faroese sjáldan, Icelandic sjaldan.",
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