of´'n (πυκνοÌÏ‚, puknoÌs, “thick,†“closeâ€): An archaic usage for “frequentâ€: “Thine often infirmities†(); compare “by often rumination†(Shakespeare, As You Like It, IV, i, 18); “The often round†(Ben Jonson, The Forest, III); “Of wrench'd or broken limb - an often chance†(Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette).