Middle English Dictionary Entry
illeoqs interj.
Entry Info
| Forms | illeoqs interj. Also illeosque. |
| Etymology | OF; cp. ileuques, iloques, forms of iluec. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Hunt. There, in that place, over there!
Associated quotations
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)104 : And if his houndes chasen not wel at his lust..þat shal he say, Illeoqs, illeoqs, in þe same place.
- c1425 Twiti Venery(1) (Vsp B.12)153 : Yf yowr hund ne chace not wel hym..ye shull say, Illeosque, illeosque, illeosque.