A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Iuen, sb. ivy, Cath.; yven, Cath. (n); ivin, HD, EDS (C. vi).—­AS. A-fegn (Voc.).

I-uere, sb. companion, S; see I-fere.

Iui, sb. ivy, S; ive, S3.—­AS. A-fig.

I-uo, v. to take, S; see I-fon.

I-ureden, v. to hurt, injure, S.—­ME. i-ureden = i-wreden = i-werden; AS. ge-werdan, ge-wyrdan (BT).  See Werd.

I-war, adj. aware, wary, S, PP; ywar, PP.—­AS. ge-wA|r.  See War.

I-whilc, adj. every, S.—­AS. ge-hwilc.

I-whils, adv. while, H.

I-wil, sb. will, S.—­AS. ge-will.

I-wis, adv. truly, certainly, S, PP, S2; iwiss, S; iwys, G; ywis, S, S2, C2; ywys, S2, PP; ywisse, PP; iwisse, S3. Comb.:  wel ywisse, S; mid iwisse, S.—­AS. ge-wiss, certain, formed from wisse, pt. of witan, see Sievers, 232 d.

I-witen, v. to know, S, S2; i-wyten, S; y-witen, S2; i-wiste, pt. s., S.—­AS. ge-witan.

I-witen, v. to protect, S. See Witen.

I-woned, pp. accustomed, S, S2; y-woned, S2; i-wuned, S; woned, S, S3; wont, S3; wunt, S2; woonted, S3.—­AS. ge-wunod, pp. of ge-wunian, to dwell, to be accustomed.  See Wonen.

I-wune, sb. custom, S.—­AS. ge-wuna.  Cf. Wone.

I-wurA deg.en, v. to become, to happen, S; i-worA deg.e, S; y-worA deg.e, P, S2; i-worA deg.e, pp., S.—­AS. ge-weorA deg.an.

I (consonant)

[For words in which initial I is a vowel see under I (vowel) above].

Iacynte, sb. jacinth, SkD; iacynct, SkD; jacint, Cotg.; iacinctus, W (Rev. 21. 20); jagounce, HD; iacynctis, pl., W2 (= Heb. tarshish).—­OF. jacinthe (Cotg.); Lat. hyacinthus (Vulg.); Gr. [Greek:  hyakinthos] (NT); cp.  OF. jagonce.

Iagge, v. to jag, notch, Prompt., Palsg.; jag, HD; jaggede, pt. s., HD; jaggde, pp. pl., S3; jaggede, HD.

Iagge, sb. a jag of cloth, Prompt.

Ialous, adj. jealous, C2, C3.—­OF. jalous; Late Lat. zelo*sum, from Lat. zelus; Gr. [Greek:  zaelos], zeal.

Ialousye, sb. jealousy, PP, C2, C3; ielesye, PP.—­OF. jalousie.

Iambeux, sb. pl. armour for the legs, C2, HD; giambeux, ND.—­Cp.  OF. jambiere, armour for a leg (Cotg.), from jambe, leg:  It. gamba (Florio).

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