oftensadv.

Brit.

/ˈɒf(t)ns/,

/ˈɒftəns/, U.S.

/ˈɔf(ə)ns/,

/ˈɑf(ə)ns/

Forms: 1500s– oftens; English regional (chiefly northern) 1800s offuns, 1800s– hoffens, 1800s– hoftens, 1800s– ofens, 1800s– offance, 1800s– offens, 1800s– offense, 1800s– offins, 1800s– off'ns, 1900s– offance, 1900s– off'nce, 1900s– offt'ns.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: often adv., -s suffix¹.

Etymology: < often adv. + -s suffix¹. In later use perhaps sometimes apprehended as a plural. Compare whiles n., conj., and adv.

Now English regional (chiefly northern).

= often adv.

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

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Fvij How haue your tumultes vyle Full oftens rasde my collor vp, And oftens made me [s]myle.

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Hv^v This thinge I oftens talke vpon, And oft I thinke of this.

1662 R. Neile in J. Cosin Corr. 4 Mar. (1872) II. iv. 312 He oftens will rejoy and jest at his expressions.

1740 D. Bellamy Rival Nymphs v. ii, in Misc. Prose & Verse II. 78 This treacherous Memory of mine oftens fails me.

1798 C. Stearns Male Coquette ii. v. 55 He oftens boasts of his exploits to me.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Oftens, offens, the plural of often. Quite common.

1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey xi. 167 I could read such good words an' never be no better for it, and oftens feel it a sore labour an' a heavy task beside.

1879 R. D. Blackmore Mary Anerley xvii, in Harper's Mag. Nov. 937/2 Young mon, hast tha gotten t'brass? Them 'at ates offens forgets t' reck'nin'.

1924 J. H. Wilkinson Leeds Dial. Gloss. & Lore 160 Off'nce, often. ‘Mrs. Taylor wor here this mornin'; shoo offance calls in to see how we are.’

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. at Offens Often. ‘Aye, 'e offens does.’

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

单词	oftens
释义	oftensadv. Brit. /ˈɒf(t)ns/, /ˈɒftəns/, U.S. /ˈɔf(ə)ns/, /ˈɑf(ə)ns/ Forms: 1500s– oftens; English regional (chiefly northern) 1800s offuns, 1800s– hoffens, 1800s– hoftens, 1800s– ofens, 1800s– offance, 1800s– offens, 1800s– offense, 1800s– offins, 1800s– off'ns, 1900s– offance, 1900s– off'nce, 1900s– offt'ns. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: often adv., -s suffix¹. Etymology: < often adv. + -s suffix¹. In later use perhaps sometimes apprehended as a plural. Compare whiles n., conj., and adv. Now English regional (chiefly northern). = often adv. 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 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Fvij How haue your tumultes vyle Full oftens rasde my collor vp, And oftens made me [s]myle. 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Hv^v This thinge I oftens talke vpon, And oft I thinke of this. 1662 R. Neile in J. Cosin Corr. 4 Mar. (1872) II. iv. 312 He oftens will rejoy and jest at his expressions. 1740 D. Bellamy Rival Nymphs v. ii, in Misc. Prose & Verse II. 78 This treacherous Memory of mine oftens fails me. 1798 C. Stearns Male Coquette ii. v. 55 He oftens boasts of his exploits to me. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Oftens, offens, the plural of often. Quite common. 1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey xi. 167 I could read such good words an' never be no better for it, and oftens feel it a sore labour an' a heavy task beside. 1879 R. D. Blackmore Mary Anerley xvii, in Harper's Mag. Nov. 937/2 Young mon, hast tha gotten t'brass? Them 'at ates offens forgets t' reck'nin'. 1924 J. H. Wilkinson Leeds Dial. Gloss. & Lore 160 Off'nce, often. ‘Mrs. Taylor wor here this mornin'; shoo offance calls in to see how we are.’ 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. at Offens Often. ‘Aye, 'e offens does.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1567
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