contraction of WILL, after pronouns ending in a vowel, as I’ll, he’ll, you’ll, who’ll; sometimes, more colloquially, after other words as in that’ll do, John’ll go. Formerly written also ’le, as in Ile or I’le, youle.

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1576.  Gascoigne, Steele Gl. (Arb.), 19. Ile trust unto my wit.

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1599.  Shaks., Much Ado, III. iii. 185. Youle be made bring deformed forth. Ibid., iv. 8. Ile weare this.

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1700.  Congreve, Way of World, I. 15. I’ll take a turn before Dinner.

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1743.  Emerson, Fluxions, 12. Divide the given Equation by y, and you’ll have [etc.].

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1883.  St. James’s Gaz., 22 Sept., 3. There’ll be no more rest for China.

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1885.  G. Meredith, Diana of Crossways, I. viii. 176. The mare’ll do it well,… She has had her feed.

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