oft-timeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɒftˈtʌɪm/,

/ˈɒf(t)ˌtʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈɔf(t)ˈtaɪm/,

/ˈɑf(t)ˈtaɪm/

Forms: see oft adv. and time n., int., and conj.; also Middle English–1500s oftyme.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oft adv., time n.

Etymology: < oft adv. + time n., after oftsithe adv. Compare slightly earlier oft-times adv., and slightly later oftentime adv., oftentimes adv.In earlier use written indifferently as one word or as two; now also frequently written with hyphen.

A. adv.

= oftentimes adv. Now chiefly U.S. and poetic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > [adverb]

unseldea950

oftOE

thickOE

ylomeOE

oftsithec1175

oftsithesc1175

lomec1200

oftlya1225

oft-stounds1303

continuallyc1305

oftena1325

rifely1357

oft-timesc1384

oft-timec1387

oftentimesa1393

oftentimec1395

fele-sitha1400

lightlya1400

oftentide?a1400

rifea1400

seresitha1400

many a foldc1400

often sithec1405

hauntinglyc1440

by many a foldc1450

fele-syss1489

frequently1531

feltymesc1540

oftens1567

oftenly1574

frequent1614

repeatedlya1647

(as) often as not1723

more often (or oftener) than not1723

not uncommonly1747

not infrequently1779

(at) every whip-stitch1824

oftenwhilesa1850

at short intervals1859

c1387–95 G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. 52 Ful ofte tyme [v.r. oft time] he hadde the bord bigonne Abouen alle nacions in Pruce.

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. 1952 (MED) Al sodeinly hir fresche rosen hewe Ful ofte tyme gan chaunge and renewe.

1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) 5228 (MED) In vttryng of here subtyl conceytys, In wych oft tyme ful greth dysceyt is.

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) lxxxv. 116 Oftyme hit displeaseth god.

a1500 (?c1414) Paraphr. Seven Penitential Psalms 23 Thowȝ I do ofte tyme amys.

1567 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. v. 147 For men oftyme of meinest sort,..Hes geuin gude counsall to the wyse.

1601 W. Cornwallis Ess. II. xxvi. sig. O6 Iustice..is oft time compelled to help the lightest scoale with her finger.

1671 Duchess of Newcastle Natures Picture (ed. 2) 117 But Age oft time's as faulty, as Youths be Corrupted with bad Principles.

1783 F. G. Waldron Contin. B. Jonson's Sad Shepherd iv. 85 Clad in coarse frieze I feel not winter's cold, Which oft-time makes the silk-rob'd worldling shrink.

a1790 W. Livingston Philos. Solitude in Landmark Anthol.: Amer. Poems (1793) 159 E'en the feign'd monarch of heav'n's bright abode..Oft' time prefer'd the shade of Ida's grove To all th'ambrosial feasts.

1824 M. Blennerhassett Widow of Rock 171 Such evening he had seen Among his native hills oft time before.

1886 J. S. Blackie Messis Vitae II. 160 And oft-time clomb thy leafy-skirted braes.

1906 E. W. Wilcox Poems of Sentiment 158 Those who climb seem small oft time To one at the bottom standing.

1920 C. M. Doughty Mansoul iv. 84 Dwells oft-time lofty heart, in lowly cot.

1996 Playback (Nexis) 3 June 13 Why, at the eleventh hour, do they say, ‘Can we shoot it both ways?’ Because oft-time it's the director who has asked to do things the other way.

B. adj.

That has been so frequently; frequent. Now chiefly U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > [adjective]

commona1325

ofta1382

yedera1400

oftena1450

thick?c1450

repeated1577

obvious1586

crebrousc1600

frequent1604

thick and threefold1615

oftentime1876

oft-time1895

1895 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 661/1 He vociferated amongst them, as lordly as if he were in his oft-time preeminence as the foreman of a jury.

1896 Daily News 12 Sept. 5/1 The oft-time Premier of the Colony.

1989 USA Today (Nexis) 28 Feb. (Sports section) 2 c The oft-time New York Yankees manager is a rookie in the concert narration league.

1996 Scotsman (Nexis) 14 Aug. 15 The oft-time winner at Southport and Ayr of the national awards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oft-time
释义	oft-timeadv.adj. Brit. /ˌɒftˈtʌɪm/, /ˈɒf(t)ˌtʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈɔf(t)ˈtaɪm/, /ˈɑf(t)ˈtaɪm/ Forms: see oft adv. and time n., int., and conj.; also Middle English–1500s oftyme. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oft adv., time n. Etymology: < oft adv. + time n., after oftsithe adv. Compare slightly earlier oft-times adv., and slightly later oftentime adv., oftentimes adv.In earlier use written indifferently as one word or as two; now also frequently written with hyphen. A. adv. = oftentimes adv. Now chiefly U.S. and poetic. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adverb] unseldea950 oftOE thickOE ylomeOE oftsithec1175 oftsithesc1175 lomec1200 oftlya1225 oft-stounds1303 continuallyc1305 oftena1325 rifely1357 oft-timesc1384 oft-timec1387 oftentimesa1393 oftentimec1395 fele-sitha1400 lightlya1400 oftentide?a1400 rifea1400 seresitha1400 many a foldc1400 often sithec1405 hauntinglyc1440 by many a foldc1450 fele-syss1489 frequently1531 feltymesc1540 oftens1567 oftenly1574 frequent1614 repeatedlya1647 (as) often as not1723 more often (or oftener) than not1723 not uncommonly1747 not infrequently1779 (at) every whip-stitch1824 oftenwhilesa1850 at short intervals1859 c1387–95 G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. 52 Ful ofte tyme [v.r. oft time] he hadde the bord bigonne Abouen alle nacions in Pruce. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. 1952 (MED) Al sodeinly hir fresche rosen hewe Ful ofte tyme gan chaunge and renewe. 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) 5228 (MED) In vttryng of here subtyl conceytys, In wych oft tyme ful greth dysceyt is. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) lxxxv. 116 Oftyme hit displeaseth god. a1500 (?c1414) Paraphr. Seven Penitential Psalms 23 Thowȝ I do ofte tyme amys. 1567 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. v. 147 For men oftyme of meinest sort,..Hes geuin gude counsall to the wyse. 1601 W. Cornwallis Ess. II. xxvi. sig. O6 Iustice..is oft time compelled to help the lightest scoale with her finger. 1671 Duchess of Newcastle Natures Picture (ed. 2) 117 But Age oft time's as faulty, as Youths be Corrupted with bad Principles. 1783 F. G. Waldron Contin. B. Jonson's Sad Shepherd iv. 85 Clad in coarse frieze I feel not winter's cold, Which oft-time makes the silk-rob'd worldling shrink. a1790 W. Livingston Philos. Solitude in Landmark Anthol.: Amer. Poems (1793) 159 E'en the feign'd monarch of heav'n's bright abode..Oft' time prefer'd the shade of Ida's grove To all th'ambrosial feasts. 1824 M. Blennerhassett Widow of Rock 171 Such evening he had seen Among his native hills oft time before. 1886 J. S. Blackie Messis Vitae II. 160 And oft-time clomb thy leafy-skirted braes. 1906 E. W. Wilcox Poems of Sentiment 158 Those who climb seem small oft time To one at the bottom standing. 1920 C. M. Doughty Mansoul iv. 84 Dwells oft-time lofty heart, in lowly cot. 1996 Playback (Nexis) 3 June 13 Why, at the eleventh hour, do they say, ‘Can we shoot it both ways?’ Because oft-time it's the director who has asked to do things the other way. B. adj. That has been so frequently; frequent. Now chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adjective] commona1325 ofta1382 yedera1400 oftena1450 thick?c1450 repeated1577 obvious1586 crebrousc1600 frequent1604 thick and threefold1615 oftentime1876 oft-time1895 1895 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 661/1 He vociferated amongst them, as lordly as if he were in his oft-time preeminence as the foreman of a jury. 1896 Daily News 12 Sept. 5/1 The oft-time Premier of the Colony. 1989 USA Today (Nexis) 28 Feb. (Sports section) 2 c The oft-time New York Yankees manager is a rookie in the concert narration league. 1996 Scotsman (Nexis) 14 Aug. 15 The oft-time winner at Southport and Ayr of the national awards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.c1387
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