orfen

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔːfən/ Homophone: orphan Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fən === Adverb === orfen (comparative more orfen, superlative most orfen) (UK, dated) Pronunciation spelling of often, representing British English. 1876, LADY BARKER, EDITOR, evening hours Sometimes they sets theirselves alight, but not orfen, for it aint much o' a fire aunt leaves in. ==== Usage notes ==== /ɔːfən/ was formerly a common pronunciation of often in many British dialects – the homophony with orphan is exploited as a pun in The Pirates of Penzance, for example. This pronunciation is now largely obsolete and remains only in occasional use by older Received Pronunciation speakers. === References === === Anagrams === Freon, forne, freon == Lombard == === Alternative forms === òrfen (Classical Milanese Orthography) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔrfẽː/ (Milanese) === Noun === orfen m (feminine orfena) orphan