Category:Seldom

Sel"dom, adv. [usually, compar. More seldom (superl. Most seldom (But sometimes also, seldomer (, seldomest.] Etym: [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.]

Defn: rarely; not often; not frequently. Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. Hooker.

Seldom Sel"dom, a.

Defn: rare; infrequent. [archaic.] "a suppressed and seldom anger." Jer. Taylor.