Old English · adverb
foroft
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /forˈoft/
- Syllables
- for · ˈoft (2 syllables)
Meaning
very often
Is nū ēac to witenne þæt man witnaþ foroft þā ārlēasan sċeaþan and þā swicolan þēofas...
It is also now known that we very often punish the honorless robbers and the treacherous thieves...
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Etymology
for + oft
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