seldem Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sel"dem adverb

Etymology

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.

Wordforms

Usually, comparative More seldom ; superlative Most seldom ; but sometimes also, Seldomer Seldomest

Definitions

1. Rarely; not often; not frequently.

   Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. Hooker.