OFTEN, OFTENNESS
ADJECTIVES
1871 ► QUOTIENTIVE indicating how often
ADVERBS
1225 ► OFTSITHE oftentimes, often → obs.
1300 ► OFTSITHES oftentimes, often → obs.
1330 ► OFTEN-TIDE many times; frequently, often → obs.
1382 ► OFT-TIMES oftentimes, often → now arch. and poetic usage
1386 ► OFTEN-SITHE many times; frequently, often → obs.
1400 ► OFTENTIME frequently, often
1414 ► OFT-TIME oftentimes, often → obs.
1430 ► OFTENTIMES many times; frequently, often → arch.
1440 ► HAUNTINGLY often, frequently, customarily → obs.
1567 ► OFTENS often → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1577 ► OFTENLY often → obs.
1592 ► OFTLY often
1605 ► OFTEN-WHILE many times; frequently, often
1760 ► MANY A TIME AND OFT on many occasions, in many instances, often, frequently
1850 ► OFTEN-WHILES many times; frequently, often
1888 ► MANIES O’ TIMES very often → Eng. dial.
1899 ► AT EVERY HAND’S TURN often, frequently → Amer. dial.
1900 ► EFTSITH often → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► EFT-SITHE → EFT-SITHES another time, once more; also, from time to time, often → obs.
1900 ► EVERY HANDS WHILE frequently, constantly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► EVERY-LIKE very frequently, on every occasion or opportunity → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► REGULAR AWAY often, frequently → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► OFTENISH very often → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
1545 ► OFTNESS oftenness → obs.
1730 ► CREBRITUDE frequency, oftenness → obs.
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