Intille, into.
I-prest, [384], pressed. Perhaps this is an error in the manuscript for “and prest.”
I-wys, truly, certainly. The Saxon adjective gewis, used adverbially. Sir Frederick Madden “doubts whether it was not regarded as a pronoun and verb by the writers of the fifteenth century.” V. Gloss. to Sir Gawayne, in voc.
Jape, jest. Sometimes, as at p. [118], used in an obscene sense. “Mokkyn, or japyn, or tryfelyn, ludifico,” Prompt. Parv.
Jebet, gibbet.
Jematrye, [189], geometry. A curious document, which affords a very good illustration of geometry in England at this period, is printed in Rara Mathematica, p. 56-71.
Jentylle, gentle, of noble birth, or breeding.
Juré, Jewry.
Jurediccyon, [302], jurisdiction.