Sel"dom (-dum), adv. [Usually, Compar. More seldom (mOr"); superl. Most seldom (mOst"); but sometimes also, Seldomer (-ər), 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.
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Sel"dom (?), a.
Rare; infrequent. [Archaic.] "A suppressed and seldom anger." Jer. Taylor.
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