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#092 - Selcouth
This week's word is
sel-ˌküth
ADJECTIVE
Etymology
From Middle English selcouth, from Old English selcūþ, seldcūþ (“unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar, novel, rare”), from seld- (“rarely”) + cūþ (“known”); equivalent to seld + couth.
From Wiktionary
Selcouth
sel-ˌküth
ADJECTIVE
Selcouth (comparative more selcouth, superlative most selcouth)
(now rare) Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvelous, wondrous.
Etymology
From Middle English selcouth, from Old English selcūþ, seldcūþ (“unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar, novel, rare”), from seld- (“rarely”) + cūþ (“known”); equivalent to seld + couth.
From Wiktionary