selcouth

adjective /sɛlˈkuːθ/

1. Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.

   archaic

   'A selcouth novelty,' muttered the knight, 'to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed.'

Where it comes from

From Middle English selcouth, from Old English selcūþ, seldcūþ (“unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar, novel, rare”), from seld- (“rarely”) + cūþ (“known”); equivalent to seld + couth.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry selcouth (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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