a. (sĕl"kŪth)
[AS. selcūð, seldcūð; seld rare + cūð known. See
Rarely known; unusual; strange. [Obs.]
[She] wondered much at his so selcouth case.Spenser.
| Dictionary: Sel·couth |
[AS. selcūð, seldcūð; seld rare + cūð known. See
Rarely known; unusual; strange. [Obs.]
[She] wondered much at his so selcouth case.Spenser.
| Wordsmith Words: selcouth |
(SEL-kooth)
adjective
Strange; unusual; marvelous.
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English seldcuth, from seldan (seldom) + cuth (known), from cunnan (to know).]
| Obscure Words: selcouth |
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