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Seld vs Teld - What's the difference?

seld | teld |

As an adjective seld

is rare, uncommon.

As an adverb seld

is seldom.

As a noun teld is

a tent.

As a verb teld is

to lodge in a tent.

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.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

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    teld

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) . See also (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A tent.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . See above.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To lodge in a tent.
  • (obsolete) To set up (a tent); pitch a tent; (in general) to set up.