That has been so frequently; frequent. Now chiefly US.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From oft + time interjectionconj., after oftsithe.
Definition of oft-time in US English:
oft-time
adverb
Oftentimes. Now chiefly US and poetic.
adjective
That has been so frequently; frequent. Now chiefly US.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From oft + time [interjection, conjunction], after oftsithe.