Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Oft

Oft (oft; 115) , adverb

[Anglo-Saxon oft; akin to Old Saxon & German oft, Old High German ofto, Swedish ofta, Danish ofte, Icelandic opt, Gothic ufta; of uncertain origin. Compare Often.]

Often; frequently; not rarely; many times. [Poetic] — Chaucer
Oft she rejects, but never once offends. — Pope

Oft , adjective

Frequent; often; repeated. [Poetic]