selden
See also: Selden
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English seldan, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːldən/, /ˈsɛldən/, /ˈseːldəm/, /ˈsɛldəm/
Descendants
- English: seldom
- Scots: seldin, seendil, seendle
References
- “sẹ̄lden(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.
Etymology 2
From Old English selden, from Proto-Germanic *seldanaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːldən/, /ˈsɛldən/, /ˈseːldəm/, /ˈsɛldəm/
Adjective
selden
Related terms
Descendants
- English: seldom (archaic as an adjective)
References
- “sẹ̄lden, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *seldanaz (“rare, strange”). Akin to Old Frisian selden, Old High German seltan, Old Norse sjaldan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsel.den/, [ˈseɫ.den]
Declension
Declension of selden — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | selden | seldenu, seldnu, seldeno, seldno | selden |
| Accusative | seldenne | seldene, seldne | selden |
| Genitive | seldenes, seldnes | seldenre | seldenes, seldnes |
| Dative | seldenum, seldnum | seldenre | seldenum, seldnum |
| Instrumental | seldene, seldne | seldenre | seldene, seldne |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | seldene, seldne | seldena, seldna, seldene, seldne | seldenu, seldnu, seldeno, seldno |
| Accusative | seldene, seldne | seldena, seldna, seldene, seldne | seldenu, seldnu, seldeno, seldno |
| Genitive | seldenra | seldenra | seldenra |
| Dative | seldenum, seldnum | seldenum, seldnum | seldenum, seldnum |
| Instrumental | seldenum, seldnum | seldenum, seldnum | seldenum, seldnum |
Declension of selden — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | seldena, seldna | seldene, seldne | seldene, seldne |
| Accusative | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan | seldene, seldne |
| Genitive | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan |
| Dative | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan |
| Instrumental | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan |
| Accusative | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan | seldenan, seldnan |
| Genitive | seldenra, seldenena, seldnena | seldenra, seldenena, seldnena | seldenra, seldenena, seldnena |
| Dative | seldenum, seldnum | seldenum, seldnum | seldenum, seldnum |
| Instrumental | seldenum, seldnum | seldenum, seldnum | seldenum, seldnum |
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