Y. is an usual prefix to adjectives and participles in our old authors. It came from the Saxons; hence ymynced, minced; yslyt, slit; &c. _I_ is often substituted for it. V. Gloss. to Chaucer, and Lye in Jun. Etym. v. I. It occurs perpetually for _i_, as ymynced, yslyt, &c. and so in MS. Editoris also. Written z. 7. 18. alibi. used for _gh_, 72. MS. Ed. 33. Chaucer. v. Z. Hence ynouhz, 22. enough. So MS. Ed. passim. Quere if _z_ is not meant in MSS for g or _t_ final. Dotted, [Anglo-Saxon: y(1)], after Saxon manner, in MS. Ed. as in Mr. Hearne's edition of Robt. of Gloucester. Ycorve. 100, 101. cut in pieces. icorvin, 133. Gloss. to Chaucer. v. _Icorvin_, and _Throtycorve_. Zelow. 194. _yolow_. MS. Ed. 30. yellow. A.S. [Anglo-Saxon: zealuwe] and [Anglo-Saxon: zelew]. Yolkes. 18. i. e. of eggs. Junius, v. Yelk. Ygrond. v. Gronden. Yleesshed. 18. cut it into slices. So, _lesh_ it, 65. 67. _leach_ is to slice, Holme III. p. 78. or it may mean to _lay in the dish_, 74. 81. or distribute, 85. 117. Ynouhz. 22. ynowh, 23. 28. ynowh, 65. ynow. MS. Ed. 32. Enough. Chaucer has _inough_. Yfer. 22. 61. id est _ifere_, together. _Feer_, a Companion. Wiclif, in _Feer_ and _Scukynge feer_. Chaucer. v. Fere, and Yfere. Junius, v. Yfere. Yfette. Proem. put down, written. Yskaldid. 29. scalded. Ysode. 29. _isode_, 90. _sodden_, 179. boiled. MS. Ed. II. 11. Chaucer. all from to seeth. Ysope. 30. 63. Ysop. MS. Ed. 53. the herb Hyssop. Chaucer. v. Isope. Yforced. v. forced. Yfasted. 62. qu. Zif, zyf. MS. Ed. 37. 39. if. also give, II. 9. 10. Ystyned, istyned. 162. 168. to _styne_, 66. seems to mean to close. Yteysed. 20. pulled in pieces. v. ad loc. and v. Tease. Ypaunced. 62. perhaps pounced, for which see Chaucer. Yfonndred. 62. _ifonded_, 97. 101. _yfondyt_, 102. poured, mixed, dissolved. v. _found_. Fr. fondu. Yholes. 37. perhaps, hollow. Ypared. 64. pared. Ytosted, itosted. 77. 82. toasted. Iboiled. 114. boiled. Yest. 151. Junius, v. Yeast. Igrated. 153. grated. Ybake. 157. baked. Ymbre. 160. 165. Ember.