orfen

Adverb

 * 1) * 1876, LADY BARKER, EDITOR, evening hours 
 * Sometimes they sets theirselves alight, but not orfen, for it aint much o&#39; a fire aunt leaves in.
 * Sometimes they sets theirselves alight, but not orfen, for it aint much o&#39; a fire aunt leaves in.

Usage notes
was formerly a common pronunciation of in many British dialects – the homophony with  is exploited as a pun in , for example. This pronunciation is now largely obsolete and remains only in occasional use by older Received Pronunciation speakers.

Noun

 * 1) orphan