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Held vs Seld - What's the difference?

held | seld |

As a noun held

is hero.

As an adjective seld is

(archaic) rare, uncommon.

As an adverb seld is

(obsolete|or|dialectal|scotland) seldom.

held

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Verb

(head)
  • (hold)

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    * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms ----

    seld

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Rare, uncommon.
  • Unusual, unwonted.

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (obsolete, or, dialectal, Scotland) Seldom.
  • *, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.191:
    • knowing how far such an amitie is from the common use, and how seld seene and rarely found, I looke not to finde a competent judge.

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