"foroft" meaning in Old English

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Adverb

IPA: /forˈoft/
Etymology: for + oft Etymology templates: {{af|ang|for|oft}} for + oft Head templates: {{ang-adv}} foroft
  1. very often
    Sense id: en-foroft-ang-adv-UgMJ-8gQ Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "It is also now known that we very often punish the honorless robbers and the treacherous thieves...",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints\nIs nū ēac to witenne þæt man witnaþ foroft þā ārlēasan sċeaþan and þā swicolan þēofas...",
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