adv. [ AS. oft; akin to OS. & G. oft, OHG. ofto, Sw. ofta, Dan. ofte, Icel. opt, Goth. ufta; of uncertain origin. Cf. Often. ] Often; frequently; not rarely; many times. [ Poetic ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Frequent; often; repeated. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
a. Frequent; common; repeated. [ R. ] “Thine often infirmities.” 1 Tim. v. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]
And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Frequency. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ Often + sith time. ] Frequently; often. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
For whom I sighed have so oftensith. Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ Often + tide time. ] Frequently; often. [ Obs. ] Robert of Brunne. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ Often + time. Cf. -wards. ] Frequently; often; many times. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Compar. of Oft. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ Oft + time. Cf. -wards. ] Frequently; often. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]