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+I-holde+; see +I-healden+.

+I-hudeket+, _pp._ hooded, S. See +Hood+.

+I-hure+; see +I-heren+.

+I-hwulen+, _v._ to be at leisure, S. See +While+.

+Ik+, _p.r.o.n._ I, P. See +Ich+.

+I-latet+, _adj._ visaged, S. See +Late+.

+-ild+, _suffix_. As in +beggild+, MD; +cheapild+, S; +fostrild+, MD.

+Ile+, _sb._ isle, S, S2, C3; +yle+, C2, PP, S3.--OF. _ile_, _isle_; Lat. _insula_.

+I-leaded+, _pp._ fitted with lead, S.

+I-leaue+, _sb._ leave, S2.--AS. _ge-leaf_.

+I-ledene+, _sb. pl._ of one's people, compatriots, S.--AS. _ge-leod_.

See +Leode+.

+I-leoten+, _v._ to fall to one's lot, SD; +iloten+, _pp._, befallen, S.--AS. _ge-hleotan_, to share, get; pp. _ge-hloten_. See +Lot+.

+Iles-piles+, _sb. pl._ hedgehogs, S; +ilspiles+, S (_n_). Properly 'the quills of the hedgehog'; AS. _il_, _igel_, hedgehog (OET) + _pil_, a dart (Grein); Lat. _pilum_.

+I-lete+, _sb._ face, demeanour, S. Cp. ODu. _ge-lat_. See +Leten+.

+I-lethered+, _adj._ made of leather, S.

+I-leue+, _sb._ belief; +i-laefe+, SD; +i-leave+, SD; +i-leuen+, _pl._, S.--AS. _ge-leafa_; cp. OHG. _giloubo_ (Otfrid).

+I-leuen+, _v._ to believe, S, S2; +ilef+, _imp. s._, S.--AS.

_ge-lefan_, _ge-liefan_: Goth. _ga-laubjan_; cp. OHG. _gi-louben_ (Otfrid). Cf. +Yleuen+.

+Ilich+, _adj._ like, S; +iliche+, S; +ylyche+, S2; +ylike+, S3; +ilik+, S; +ilikest+, _superl._, S.--AS. _ge-lic_.

+Iliche+, _adv._ alike, S; +ilyche+, S; +yliche+, C2; +ylyke+, C2; +eliche+, S3; +elyk+, S3; +?elice+, S.--AS. _ge-lice_. Cf. +Aliche+.

+Iliche+, _sb._ an equal, likeness, S; +ilike+, S.

+Ilke+, _adj._ the same, S, G, C3, S2, S3, C2, H; +ilk+, H; +ilce+, S; +ulke+, S; +yche+, S2.--AS. _ilca_ (_ylca_) = _i-lic_; with _i-_ cp.

Goth. _ei_, Lat. _i-_ in _i-dem_, see Grimm, German Grammar, 3. 50, Fick, 3. 728.

+Ille+, _adj._, _sb._ bad, ill, S; +ylle+, S2; +e ille+, the evil one, i.e. the devil, S. _Comb._: +il torned+, perverse, S2.--Icel. _illr_ (_illr_).

+Ille+, _adv._ badly, S, HD.

+Ille+, _v._ to make wicked; +illid+, _pt. pl._, H.--Icel. _illa_, to harm.

+Ill.u.s.ter+, _adj._ ill.u.s.trious, JD; +ill.u.s.tare+, S3.--OF. _ill.u.s.tre_; Lat. _ill.u.s.trem_.

+I-lokien+, _v._ to observe, S; +iloken+, S.--AS. _ge-locian_.

+I-lome+, _adv._ frequently, S, S2; +ylome+, S2.--AS. _ge-lome_. Cf.

+Lome+.

+I-lomp+, _pt. s._ happened, S; see +?elimpen+.

+I-long+, _adv._ S, NED (p. 250); +longe+, S2. _Phr._: +al ilong of+, entirely belonging to, dependent on, owing to, S; +long on+, C3, S2; +all long of+, long of, Sh.--AS. _gelang_, belonging, depending, _gelang on_, _gelang aet_, because of, owing to. Cf. +A-long+. (+A-+ 6.) [[error for +A-long on+ (phrase)]]

+I-loten+, _pp._ befallen, S.--AS. _ge-hloten_, pp. of _ge-hleotan_, to share. See +I-leoten+.

+I-melen+, _v._ to speak, S.--AS. _ge-m?lan_.

+I-membred+, _pp._ parti-coloured, S.--Cp. OF. _membre_ (Cotg.), and see Ducange (s.v. _membrare_). See +Membre+.

+I-mene+, _adj._ common, S.--AS. _ge-m?ne_.

+I-mid+, in the midst, S2; +i-middes+, S.

+I-mong+, _prep._ among, S, SD; +imange+, S2.--AS. _ge-mang_; see NED (s.v. _among_).

+Impayable+, _adj._ implacable, H. (+In-+ 3.)

+Impne+, _sb._ hymn, Prompt.; +imne+, Prompt.; +ympne+, W, CM; +ympnes+, _pl._, W2; +ympnys+, HD.--OF. _ymne_ (Ps. 64. 1); Lat. _hymnus_ (Vulg.); Gr. ????.

+Importable+, _adj._ intolerable, C2.--Lat. _importabilis_. (+In-+ 3.)

+In-+, _prefix_ (1), representing the Eng. prep. _in_. See +In+.

+In-+, _prefix_ (2), standing for the Latin prefix _in-_, which is the prep. _in_ in composition.

+In-+, _prefix_ (3), the negative Latin prefix _in-_, equivalent to Eng.

_un-_. See +Un-+.

+In+, _sb._ dwelling, lodging, abode, S, S3, C2, C3; +hin+, S; +ynne+, S3; +inne+, _dat._, S.--AS. _inn_.

+In+, _prep._ in, into, on, S, S2, PP; +hin+, S; +I+, S, SD. _Comb._: +in-fere+, together, MD (p. 104), C3, S2, S3; +yfere+, S2, S3, C2; +in feere+, G; +iuere+, S; +iferen+, S; +i-whils+, while, H; +ywhils+, H; +ewhils+, H; +in-like+, in like manner, H; +in-lich+, inly, SD; +i-mid+, in the midst, S2; +imiddes+, S; +ymydis+, H; +in-mongez+, among, S2; +itwix+, betwixt, meanwhile, H; +in-with+, within, S, C2, B.

+Inche+, _sb._ inch, Prompt., Cath.; +enches+, _pl._, S3.--AS. _ynce_ (SkD); Lat. _uncia_, ounce, inch. Cf. +Ounce+.

+Incontinent+, _adj._ incontinent; _adv._ immediately, S3, Sh.

(+In-+ 3.)

+Influence+, _sb._ influence of the planets, SkD.--OF. _influence_ (Cotg.); Late Lat. _influentia_. (+In-+ 2.)

+Influent+, _adj._ possessing influence (astrology), S3.--Lat.