Meanings
adverboftentide (not comparable)
- not comparableobsoleteOften; frequently.
Origin
- Middle Englishoftentide
- Englishoftentide
From Middle English oftentide; equivalent to often + tide.
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oftentide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oftentide
MLA
“oftentide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oftentide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oftentide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oftentide.
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