sjáldan
Faroese
[ˈʃɔldan]
adverb
Definitions
- seldom, rarely
- abnormally, unusually, exceptionally
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sjaldan (seldom).
Origin
Old Norse
sjaldan
Gloss
seldom
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- seldom English
- seldomly English
- seldomness English
- seldomtimes English
- unseldom English
- Seltenerde German
- Seltenheit German
- selten German
- sjelden Norwegian Bokmål
- *seldana Proto-Germanic
- sjeldan Norwegian Nynorsk
- seldom Middle English
- sjaldan Old Norse
- sjælden Danish
- sjaldan Icelandic
- selten Middle High German
- siäldan Old Swedish