selden
Middle English
/ˈseːldən/, /ˈseːldən/
adverb
Definitions
- not often, uncommonly, almost never.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English seldan (seldom) inherited from Proto-Germanic *seldana.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*seldana
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- often English
- oftenly English
- oftenness English
- oftensith English
- oftentide English
- oftentime English
- unoften English
- *seldana Proto-Germanic
- seldan Old English
- often Middle English
- seelden Middle English
- seeldyn Middle English
- seldom Middle English
- seldyn Middle English
- sielden Middle English
- sjaldan Old Norse
- ofte Esperanto
- *seldan Old High German
- seltan Old High German
- *seldan Old Dutch
- seldan Old Saxon