† Yfixed, etc.

[Y- 4], fixed.

1742.  Shenstone, Schoolmistr., xviii. This Hand in Mouth y-fix’d, that rends his Hair.

  Yflawe, ivlaȝen [FLAY v.], flayed.

c. 1205.  Lay., 27377. Heo sculleð beon islaȝene, and summe quic iulaȝene.

13[?].  K. Alis., 894 (Laud MS.). Þou shalt ben … quyk of þine hyde y-flawe.

  Yfled [FLEE v.], fled.

c. 1374.  Chaucer, Troylus, IV. 661. The swyfte fame … was þorugh-out Troye y-fled with preste wynges.

  Yflemed, yvlemd [FLEME v.], put to flight; exiled.

c. 893.  Ælfred, Oros., VI. xxxiv. § 4. He ʓefeaht wiþ Gotan, & ʓefliemed wearð.

1205.  Lay., 7658. Hu he wæs mid his færde i-flæmde of þissen earde.

1297.  R. Glouc. (Rolls), 5609. Vor a traytour of is lond lof was is name Yflemd was out of engelond.

1340.  Ayenb., 39. Þe oþre byeþ, þe ualse yulemde, þet vlyeþ.

  Yflesshide [Y- 5]: see FLESHED 1.

  Yflet [FLEET v.], removed.

c. 1430.  Hymns Virg. (1867), 92. Þanne foond y me ful fer y-flet Al from god in maieste.

  Y-floured [Y- 5], having flowers.

1340.  Ayenb., 136. He is ase þe smale uleȝe þet makeþ þet hony … and zekþ þe ueldes yfloured.

  Yflowe(n¹, ifloȝe, yvlowe, etc. [FLEE v.], fled.

c. 1205.  Lay., 5953. Alle þe flæmen þe iflowe buð of Rome. Ibid., 21463. Nu is Childric iuloȝen.

13[?].  K. Alis., 4486 (Linc. Inn MS.). Darie þe kyng is yflowe.

1387.  Trevisa, Higden (Rolls), IV. 225. Marcus Antonius was i-flowe [v.rr. yflowe, fledde].

  Yflowe(n², yflone [FLY v.¹], flown.

c. 1000.  Ælfric, Hom., II. 140. Se earn on ðam ofre ʓesæt, mid fisce ʓefloʓen, þone he ðærrihte ʓefeng.

1297.  R. Glouc. (Rolls), 672. He let him makie wengen … & þo he was iflowe [v.r. yflowe] an hei [etc.].

1642.  H. More, Song of Soul, II. III. IV. xxxvii. They’ll all be gone In a short time, like Bats and Owls yflone At dayes approch.

  Yflown [FLOW v.], overflowed.

1576.  Fleming, Panopl. Epist., 379. The land of Tyre with seas yflown.

  Yfoȝte, yfouȝte(n [FIGHT v.], fought.

688–95.  Laws Ine, vi. (Liebermann). Þeah hit sie on middum felda ʓefohten.

c. 1205.  Lay., 25693. We habbeð wið him iuohten.

c. 1330.  Arth. & Merl., 9923. On hors keuered Cleodalis, Þat al so wele yfouȝten, cert.

1387.  Trevisa, Higden (Rolls), VII. 229. Þe tweie breþeren eorles … hadde stalworthliche i-fouȝte. [MS. γ yvoȝte].

  Yfoiled, ME. pa. pple. of FOIL v.¹

  Yfold, -e(n [FOLD v.¹], folded; closed.

c. 1000.  Ags. Gosp., John xx. 7. & bæt swat-lin … onsundron ʓefealden on anre stowe.

c. 1330.  Arth. & Merl., 1454. Vnder þo stones beþ depe in mold To dragouns fast yfold.

c. 1380.  Sir Ferumb., 5796. Þe Ameral … gurde hym with ys fuste y-volde.

1432–50.  trans. Higden (Rolls), III. 253. The Roman … helde his honde y-folden to geder.

  Yfolewed, yfolled: see YFULLED.

  Yfolȝed, yfol(o)wed, followed.

a. 1175.  Cott. Hom., 237. Se gode man þe godes lufe hað ȝefolȝed.

1340.  Ayenb., 99. Þis uerste word … yef hit is wel onderstonde and yuolȝed.

1377.  Langl., P. Pl., B. III. 39. Falsenesse haued yfolwed þe al þis fyfty wyntre.

  Yfonded [FAND, FOND v.], attempted, tried, tested, tempted.

Beowulf, 2301. Ðæt hæfde ʓumena sum goldes ʓefandod.

c. 1175.  Lamb. Hom., 27. A þet he hine haueð al ifonded to his wille þurhut.

a. 1225.  Ancr. R., 94. Holi men wuteð wel þet habbeð hit iuonded.

1297.  R. Glouc. (Rolls), 2245. My broþer þat god kniȝt is … & wel yfonded in armes.

1340.  Ayenb., 117. We wylleþ wel þet we by yuonded.

  Yfong [FANG v.¹], taken, seized, received.

c. 1000.  Ælfric, Gen. xliv. 4. Aris and far æfter þisum mannum, and þonne þu hiȝ ʓefangen hæbbe [etc.].

c. 1275.  Passion of our Lord, 460, in O. E. Misc., 50. We after vre gultes mede habbeþ yuonge.

1297.  R. Glouc. (Rolls), 6620. At rome he was vaire auonge [MS. δ yfonge] & asoiled al so.

1387.  Trevisa, Higden (Rolls), V. 357. He … deide þe ȝere after he hadde i-fonge [MS. γ yvonge] þe fey of holy chirche oon and twenty.

  Yforged, forged.

  c. 1386.  [see FORGED ppl. a. 2].

1426.  Lydg., De Guil. Pilgr., 7671. Whan they … Ben yforgyd off malys.

  Yfo(u)rmed, formed, informed.

1297.  R. Glouc. (Rolls), 3179. Yfourmed [v.r. yformed] as a dragon as red ase fur.

c. 1374.  Chaucer, Troylus, IV. 451. Make no comparyson To creature y-formed here by kynde.

1402.  Pol. Poems (Rolls), II. 43. Jak, thi formur is a fole, that thus thee hath yfourmed.

c. 1420.  [see FORM v.¹ 3].

  Yfost(e)red, fostered.

a. 1225.  Leg. Kath., 95. Þeo … þet hire forðfederes hefden ifostret.

c. 1325.  Lai le Freine, 389. In a covent y-fostered to be.

c. 1386.  Chaucer, Reeve’s T., 26. She was yfostred in a Nonnerye.

c. 1407.  Lydg., Reson & Sens., 1633. That wisdam and philosophie Yfostred ben with rychesse.