Sel"dom (-dŭm), adv. [Usually,
Compar. More seldom (mōr");
superl. Most seldom (mōst"); but
sometimes also, Seldomer (-&etilde;r), Seldomest.] [AS.
seldan, seldon, seldum, fr. seld rare;
akin to OFries. sielden, D. zelden, G. selten,
OHG. seltan, Icel. sjaldan, Dan. sielden, Sw.
sällan, Goth. sildaleiks marvelous.] Rarely;
not often; not frequently.
Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in
one.
Hooker.
Sel"dom (?), a. Rare;
infrequent. [Archaic.] "A suppressed and seldom anger."
Jer. Taylor.
Sel"dom (-dŭm), adv. [Usually,
Compar. More seldom (mōr");
superl. Most seldom (mōst"); but
sometimes also, Seldomer (-&etilde;r), Seldomest.] [AS.
seldan, seldon, seldum, fr. seld rare;
akin to OFries. sielden, D. zelden, G. selten,
OHG. seltan, Icel. sjaldan, Dan. sielden, Sw.
sällan, Goth. sildaleiks marvelous.] Rarely;
not often; not frequently.
Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in
one.
Hooker.
Sel"dom (?), a. Rare;
infrequent. [Archaic.] "A suppressed and seldom anger."
Jer. Taylor.
