seldomadv.[AS. seldan, seldon, seldum, fr. seld rare; akin to OFries. sielden, D. zelden, G. selten, OHG. seltan, Icel. sjaldan, Dan. sielden, Sw. sllan, Goth. sildaleiks marvelous.] Rarely; not often; not frequently.()Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. (Hooker.)a. Rare; infrequent.(Jer. Taylor.)