selcouth
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English selcouth, from Old English selcūþ, seldcūþ (“unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar, novel, rare”), from seld- (“rarely”) + cūþ (“known”); equivalent to seld + couth.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /sɛlˈkuːθ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editselcouth (comparative more selcouth, superlative most selcouth)
- (now rare) Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
- 1814, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Reprint edition, Penguin, published 2000, →ISBN, page 244:
- 'A selcouth novelty,' muttered the knight, 'to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed.'
Synonyms
edit- (strange): bizarre, odd, weird; see also Thesaurus:strange
- (rare): infrequent, scarce, uncommon; see also Thesaurus:rare
- (wondrous): amazing, magnificent, stupendous; see also Thesaurus:awesome
Translations
editstrange, rare, marvellous
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