seldom

adv. [ Usually, Compar. More seldom superl. Most seldom but sometimes also, Seldomer Seldomest. ] [ AS. seldan, seldon, seldum, fr. seld rare; akin to OFries. sielden, D. zelden, G. selten, OHG. seltan, Icel. sjaldan, Dan. sielden, Sw. sällan, Goth. sildaleiks marvelous. ] Rarely; not often; not frequently. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rare; infrequent. [ Archaic. ] “A suppressed and seldom anger.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]