A prefix with various meanings affixed to various parts of speech: (a) in nouns from OE (rare after 1300): ibeat, ibedde, ibere, ibird, ibrotheren, iclova, icomp, idrevednesse, ifere, ifo, ikithnesse, etc.; also in nouns formed in ME (also rare after 1300): iborenesse, ibridde, ibude, icheu, iginne, igrede, igrire, iper, etc.; (b) in adjectives from OE: ibigle, iburst, idafenlich, idefe, ihole, ilich, inough, iwar, etc.; also (rarely) in adjectives formed in ME: ibuxom, idref, etc.; (c) in adverbs from OE: iliche, inough, iwis, etc.; also (rarely) in adverbs formed in ME: ifere, etc.; (d) in verbs from OE (occurring with various forms in early ME, usually confined to p.ppl. after 1300): ibeten, ibidden, ibiden, ibouen, ibringen, ichesen, icomen, idemen, idighten, idrien, iedmeten, iedneuen, ieten, ifallen, ifastnen, ifelen, ifinden, ifon, igon, iheren, iholden, iquemen, etc.; also in verbs formed in ME: iben, icacchen, icallen, icasten, icheken, icoveren, idouten, ihitten, ipreien, etc.; (e) in many past participles from OE (throughout the ME period); also in past participles formed from verbs, nouns, or adjectives in ME: iboned, iboued, ibrested, ibrusted, icamphered, icaved, icharged, icouded, ifounded, iginned, ihered, ijoined, ilased, ipavet, iprophecied, isided, etc.; (f) in gerunds from OE: iendinge, iernunge, etc.