Word origins

• inditerOne who indites.
• -ineOf or pertaining to.
• ineyeTo innoculate or bud; ingraft or propagate (as a tree or plant) by the insertion of a bud.
• infangthiefA privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves captured within their estates, sometimes restricted to the lord's tenants or men and sometimes limited to those caught in flagrante delicto.
• infareA party or other celebration held to mark someone's entrance into a new home, especially the arrival of a bride at her new home; a wedding reception.
• infatuateTo inspire with unreasoning love, attachment or enthusiasm.
• in fine fettleIn good condition; energetic, fit.
• inflativeOf an inflating quality or tendency.
• infoldTo fold inwards.
• infortunateUnfortunate, unlucky.
• -ingAs true nouns.
• ingangAn entrance or entryway.
• ingatherTo collect or gather in
• ingenerableincapable of being generated or created.
• in generalIn the general case; without further assumption; without qualification; in all respects.
• in houseBelonging to or part of an organization; internal.
• injustUnjust, unfair.
• inkleTo hint at; disclose.
• inlandishRelating to or produced in the land itself, domestic, home, native.
• inleadTo lead into; conduct.
• in lieu ofInstead of; in place of.
• inlightTo shine.
• inlightedLit up or lighted; illuminated.
• in like wiseIn the same way.
• inlyInward; interior; secret.
• inmeatEntrails.
• inmidamid.
• inmiddesamidst.
• innerlyInward; deep-seated.
• innethThe interior of the body; the inside; womb.
• innholderAn innkeeper.
• innlesswithout an inn
• innominableNot to be named.
• inobedientNot obedient; disobedient.
• in one's steadAs a successor to someone or something.
• inquietationdisturbance
• inquirableCapable of being inquired into; subject or liable to inquisition or inquest.
• inquiranceInquiry.
• insendTo send in.
• insipientfoolish; lacking wisdom; stupid
• in someone's eyesShining very brightly and directly at the face so that it is difficult to see because one is blinded by the light.
• instead ofIn lieu of; in place of; rather than.
• instinctionInstinct, incitement, or inspiration.
• instrewTo strew about; scatter in or upon; spread.
• insuckTo suck in; inhale; absorb; soak up.
• intentivePaying attention; attentive, heedful.
• interlardTo embellish or vary (something) by interspersing or mixing another thing with it; also, to intersperse or mix (something) into another thing to embellish or vary it; to interweave, to mingle.
• intermeddleTo mix, mingle together.
• intersticeA small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal.
• in the meanwhileTemporarily, meanwhile.
• in the midst ofIn the middle of; amidst, amongst.
• in the name ofWith appeal to; by; often used to introduce oaths
• in the twinkling of an eyeImmediately; instantaneously.
• inthronizeTo enthrone.
• in twainIn two, in halves, into two parts, asunder
• inwitInward knowledge or understanding.
• inwoneTo dwell in; inhabit; hold.
• inworkIndoor work; work done inside the home.
• irefulDeeply angered but not outwardly displaying it; full of ire; angry; wroth.
• IrishwomanA woman from Ireland.
• irksomenessThe state of being irksome
• irrecuperableIncapable of being recuperated
• irremissibleNot remissible.
• -iseSuffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function.
• -ishTypical of, similar to, being like.
• -ista person who studies or practices a particular discipline;
• ithandIndustrious; assiduous; continually busy; diligent.
• -ityUsed to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
• -iveAn adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
• iwisCertainly, surely, indeed.
• -izeto make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
• jacinthA translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.
• jambeauA piece of armour for the leg (especially below the knee), a greave.
• jamberSynonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).
• jaunceTo prance; to frolic.
• jawlTo talk noisily, prate loudly.
• jazerantA coat of defense of Arab origin, made of small plates of metal sewn upon linen or similar, like a brigandine.
• jealousnessThe state or condition of being jealous.
• JennensA surname originating as a patronymic.
• jeopardTo put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury
• Jesus ChristA savior; one who provides critical help or salvation to others in need.
• jimmerA hinge.
• jobbernowlA person's head, particularly if misshapen or blocky.
• job lotA large quantity of cheap items.
• jocundityThe state of being jocund.
• John the BaptistA harbinger or prophetic figure, often one initially ignored or rejected by others.
• jointureA joining; a joint.
• jollilyIn a jolly manner.
• jollinessThe quality of being jolly; jollity.
• jot and tittleOften preceded by every: a smallest detail; (uncountable) the smallest details collectively.
• jounceTo shake (someone or something) up and down, for example, by driving a vehicle over obstructions or riding a horse roughly; to jolt.
• jubbeA large vessel holding liquor.
• judgeableCapable of being judged.
• jumentAn animal, especially a beast of burden.
• juntA fair-sized piece or amount; a chunk (of anything, especially meat or other food).
• juponA close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
• -kA suffix found in verbs of Middle English, Old English, usually with an intensive or frequentative effect.
• kalewormCaterpillar.
• kaylesThe game of skittles or ninepins.
• kedlockSynonym of charlock (Rhampospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)