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–adverb
Literary
.
often.
Origin:
bef. 900;
ME
oft
(
e
), OE
oft;
c. OFris
ofta,
OS
oft
(
o
), G
oft,
ON
opt
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oft
(ôft, ŏft)
adv. Often. Often used in combination:
his oft-expressed philosophy; oft-repeated tales.
[Middle English, from Old English; see
upo
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
oft
O.E.
oft,
akin to O.Fris.
ofta,
Dan.
ofte,
Ger.
oft,
O.N.
opt,
Goth.
ufta
"often;" of unknown origin. Archaic except in compounds (e.g.
oft-told
), and replaced by its derivative
often
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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