Isle

īl, n. an island.— ns. Isles′man , an islander, esp. an inhabitant of the He brides; Islet (ī′let), a little isle. [M. E. ile , yle —O. Fr. isle (Fr. île )—L. insula , considered to be so called because lying in salo , in the main sea, L. salum being akin to Gr. salos , the main sea.]