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selcouth

Selcouth (adj) means Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.

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Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
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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.

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"selcouth" (adj) means strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.

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