英语词汇oftentimes的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	oftentimes
词源	oftentimes adv. "many times, frequently," late 14c. as two words, early 15c. as one, an extended form of often, with adverbial genitive -s. Earlier was often-tide (mid-14c.); oft-times is from mid-14c. Middle English had also ofte-sithes, from Old English oft-siþas. Entries linking to oftentimes often adv. "repeatedly, again and again, many times, under many circumstances," mid-13c., an extended form of oft, in Middle English typically before vowels and h-, probably by influence of its opposite, seldom (Middle English selden). In common use from 16c., replacing oft. Pronunciation "offen" recorded from 15c. Related: Oftener; oftenest. updated on March 30, 2022
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oftentimes adv.