"oft" meaning in Old Norse

See oft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: opt [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *ufta. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*ufta}} Proto-Germanic *ufta Head templates: {{head|non|adverbs|head=}} oft, {{non-adv}} oft
  1. often
    Sense id: en-oft-non-adv-k8aBSPSs Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries
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    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "oft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "word": "ofta"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "word": "ofte"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ufta"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ufta",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *ufta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "opt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "adverbs",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "oft",
      "name": "non-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "often"
      ],
      "id": "en-oft-non-adv-k8aBSPSs",
      "links": [
        [
          "often",
          "often"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "oft"
}
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    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "oft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "word": "ofta"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "word": "ofte"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ufta"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *ufta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "opt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "adverbs",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "oft",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "oft",
      "name": "non-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse adverbs",
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "often"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "often",
          "often"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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