Selcouth

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English selcūþ, seldcūþ ("unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar, novel, rare"), from seld- ("rarely") + cūþ ("known"); equivalent to seld + couth.

Full definition of selcouth

Adjective

1. Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
• 1814 , Walter Scott , Ivanhoe Chapter , 'A selcouth novelty,’ muttered the knight, ‘to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed.'
• 2002 , Edward Cline , Sparrowhawk II: Hugh Kenrick Chapter , The statements in either document are unique and selcouth.
• 2007 , Mark Youngblood Herring , Fool's Gold: Why the Internet is no Substitute for a Library Chapter Caught in the Web , Left to its own devices and without the Web as a vehicle for misinforming others, the selcouth dogmas that forbade sexual relations ...