oft

Oft (ôft; 115), adv. Etym: [AS. oft; akin to OS. & G. oft, OHG. ofto, Sw. ofta, Dan. ofte, Icel.opt, Goth. ufta; of uncertain origin. Cf. Often.] Defn: Often; frequently; not rarely; many times. [Poetic] Chaucer. Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Pope. Oft, a. Defn: Frequent; often; repeated. [Poetic]

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