Seld vs Weld - What's the difference?
seld | weld |
(obsolete, or, dialectal, Scotland) Seldom.
*, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.191:
possibly deriving from the (etyl) word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.
As an adjective seld
is rare, uncommon.As an adverb seld
is seldom.As a proper noun Weld is
{{surname|from=Old English}} possibly deriving from the Old English word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.As a noun weld is
a herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad.As a verb weld is
to bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.seld
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- 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.
