What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Sold vs Seld - What's the difference?

sold | seld |

As a noun sold

is income of a soldier, conscripts in military or other national service, and certain other professions.

As an adjective seld is

(archaic) rare, uncommon.

As an adverb seld is

(obsolete|or|dialectal|scotland) seldom.

sold

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (sell)
    • Derived terms
    * oversold

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) solde. See soldier, and compare sou.

    Noun

  • (obsolete) solary; military pay
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * 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.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * * * *