(a) A graphic variant (usually word initial) of i; phonetically ǧ, as in jape, jeuel, joint, jail (var. of ǧaiole), jemme (var. of ǧemme), etc.; also y, as in jarn (var. of yarn), jelou (var. of yelwe), jena (var. of hiena), etc., and perh. ch, as in jawle (var. of chavel), jerubin (var. of cherubin), etc.; also ī̆, as in jt (var. of hit pron.), jritage (var. of heritāǧe), jdil (var. of īdel), jronne (p.ppl. of irennen), jhad (p.ppl. of haven), etc.; (b) as initial letter of a name; (c) as a variant of i in numerals -- see i n. [Only words in which the initial sound is believed to be ǧ appear below.]