seldseen

adjective

1. seldom seen, rare, uncommon

   archaic

   And seldseen costly stones of so great price.

Where it comes from

From Middle English seldscene, seltsene (“rarely encountered, seldom seen; rare; as adv. seldom, rarely”), from Old English seldsīene, seldsēne (“rare, extraordinary, unfamiliar, uncommon”). Cognate with Old High German seltsāni, Modern German seltsam.

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

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