Editor, Edition
E.E. Errors excepted
E.G. (_Exempli gratia_) by way of example
Elec. Electricity
E.N.E. East-northeast
Ent. Entomology
E.S.E. East-southeast
Etal. (_Et alibi_) and elsewhere; (_et alii_) and others
Etc. (_Et caetera_) and so forth
Et seq. (_Et sequentia_) the following
Ex. Example
Exc. Exception
F., Fahr. Fahrenheit (thermometer)
Fec. (_Fecit_) he made it
Fem. or f. Feminine
Fig(s). Figure(s)
Finn. Finnish
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Fol. or f., ff. Folio(s)
For. Foreign
Ft. Fort
Gent. Gentleman
Ger. German
Goth. Gothic
Gr. Greek
H. Husband
Hdkf. Handkerchief
H.e. (_Hoc est_) that is, or, this is
Hist. History, Historical
H.J.S. (_Hic jacet sepultus_) here lies buried
H.M.P. (_Hoc monumentum posuit_) erected this monument
H.R.I.P. (_Hic requiescit in pace_) here lies in peace
H.S. (_Hic situs_) here lies
Ibid. Ib. (_Ibidem_) in the same place
Id. (_Idem_) the same
I.e. (_Id est_) that is
I.H.S. First letters of [Greek: IESOUS], Greek for _Jesus_, or
_Iesus hominum salvator_, Jesus the Savior of Mankind
Illus. Illustrated
Imp. Imperative (mood)
Incog. (_Incognito_) Unknown
Indef. Indefinite
Indic. Indicative (mood)
Infin. Infinitive (mood)
In lim. (_In limine_) at the outset
In loc. (_In loco_) in the place
Inst. (_instante_) the current month
Int. Interest
Interj. Interjection
In trans. (_In transit_) On the passage
Ion. Ionic
Ir. Irish
Irreg. Irregular
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Isl. Island
Ital. Italic
Itin. Itinerary
J.H.S. See I.H.S.
Jour. Journal
Lat. Latin, latitude
L.c. (_Loco citato_) in the place cited
L.l. (_Loco laudato_) in the place quoted
Long. or long. Longitude
L.S. (_Locus sigilli_) place of the seal
LXX The Septuagint
M. (_Meridies_) noon
M. Marri