Etymology

seldseen

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Today it means: seldom seen, rare, uncommon Full definition →

Middle English seldscene ← Old English seldsīene
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromseldsīene
  2. Middle English · inherited fromseldscene
  3. English todayseldseen

From Middle English seldscene, seltsene (“rarely encountered, seldom seen; rare; as adv. seldom, rarely”), from Old English seldsīene, seldsēne (“rare, extraordinary, unfamiliar, uncommon”). Cognate with Old High German seltsāni, Modern German seltsam.

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