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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
sẹ̄lde
n.(2)
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Infrequency.
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2.
unsẹ̄lde
adv.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Frequently.
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3.
tol-sel
n.
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tolsel
6 quotations in 1 sense
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A local courthouse or guildhall; also, a court, esp. the court in Bristol;
tol-sel court, court of (de) tol-sel
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sẹ̄lde
adj.
13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Small in amount, few; infrequent, rare;
selde time
, rarely;
hit is selde
, it is rare (that sth. is so); (b) sparing.
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