(a) Wholly contained in (the human body, flesh), enclosed within (an organ, a bodily member, etc.); in and filling (veins, internal regions of the body, etc.); also, incorporated in (the body), included as an element of; dispersed throughout (metal, a stone, the body, etc.); (b) immersed in or plunged into (water); in and surrounded by (darkness or light); also in fig. context; (c) in the exterior surface of (a part of the body, the skin, etc.), lodged or embedded in; also, with verb of motion: into (the earth, flesh, an idol).

(a) Located or occurring inside (a bodily cavity), found in; (b) inside (a building, room, cave, etc.), within (an enclosing or confining structure); also, on the enclosed side of (a wall, fortification, barrier, etc.); also in fig. context; behind (a curtain, veil, etc.); from ~; ~ the, on this side of where you stand, on your near side; (c) situated or residing in (a city, realm, etc.); in (heaven); within the confines, limits, boundaries, etc. of (someone’s domain, a municipality, territory, etc.); also, within (the boundaries of a town or country, the jurisdiction of a city, etc.); (d) with verbs of motion: into (an enclosed space, a room, city, etc.); also, beyond (a door); also [quot. a1450], ?so as to become situated within (borders);—used fig.; ~ minster ward, into the precincts of (someone’s) monastery; (e) incorporated in (Christ, etc.) as a figurative member.

In selected idiomatic phrases: (a) ~ bord (ship, ship-bord, etc.), aboard, on deck, on board; also, with verbs of motion: onto shipboard, aboard; also in fig. context; stereles ~ a bot, without guidance, rudderless;—used in fig. context; (b) ~ hire (you), in or into her (your) house, under her (your) roof; ~ hous (houshold), in (one’s) household; also, in (one’s) domestic affairs, in household matters [1st & last quots.]; (c) ~ burgh (toun) and withouten burgh (toun), ~ minster and withouten, ~ toun or withouten, to the utmost limits within which an institution exercises jurisdiction; ~ court (hous) and withouten, ~ everi wal (wones), everywhere, in every setting; ~ the cercle of ses, ?anywhere on earth; ~ the se and withouten the se, ?taken as a whole, taking both the visible land and the sea bed.

(a) Enveloped in (clothing or coverings), wrapped in;—used fig.; also, with verb of motion: beneath (garments); (b) taken ~ armes, to enfold (sb.) in (one’s) arms, embrace.

In (a book or part of a book, written records).

In or within the inner portion of (a part of the body, wound, etc.).

(a) With ref. to an abstraction, a vice, an emotion, a spirit, divine presence, the devil, etc.: in (sb., the breast); also, with verbs of motion: into (sb., someone’s conscience); (b) with verbs of mental action, cognition, or communication: ~ herte (him-self, thought, etc.), in (one’s) heart (mind, soul, etc.), inwardly.

(a) Among (persons, angels, themselves), in the presence of, in company with; also, with verb of motion: into the midst of (persons); also, so as to approach or infiltrate (opposing forces) [quot. a1500 Conq.Irel.]; (b) in the possession of (sb.), under the control of; also, within the establishment maintained by (sb.) [last quot.]; ~ thi-self, with your own resources; (c) under (authority or control, providence); in (someone’s keeping); (d) ~ him-self, ?in and of itself, in its own right.

In expressions of distance or space: (a) not more than (a specified length or distance); within (the range of a weapon); (b) ~ the degre, into the space demarcated as a degree on an astrolabe; a mile (twenti miles) ~, a mile into (the earth), twenty miles into (the sea); two pases ~ the gate, two paces inside the gate; (c) the space ~ the fingres, ?the space from the wrist to the base of the fingers.

In expressions of time: (a) before the passage of (a specified span of time), within; not later than (a specified span of time) hence [occas. difficult to distinguish from (b) and vice versa]; also, within a span of time ending on (a specified day) [quots. c1475, a1500 Leg.Cross]; ~ the seiinge of a pater-noster, within the time it takes to say a paternoster; (b) during the course of (a specified span of time), in the space of, over; ~ a time, at one time, once; (c) ~ even (night), during the night, in the night; wel (fer) ~ night, well into the night, late at night.

In expressions of quantity, value, age, etc.: (a) under (a specified number or price), less than; also, in no more than (a specified number of strokes) [last quot.]; ~ degre of mariage, within the degree of consanguinity at which marriage is proscribed; (b) of (a specified age) and under; ~ age (elde), under age, not yet legally an adult; also, under the age (of a specified number of years).

In (a state or condition).

?As regards (sb.), with reference to; ?over (sb.).