seld
seld · selds
A seat, throneA seat, throne.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)A seat, throne.
(obsolete)A shop (in Medieval Latin records selda or silda (cf. Latin sella (“seat, chair”)); also in Anglo-Norman form seude). Also, a stand for spectators.
Origin
From Middle English selde (“seat, store”), from Old English seld (noun), neuter, metathetiFrom Middle English selde (“seat, store”), from Old English seld (noun), neuter, metathetic form of setl (noun) (English settle).
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