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Webster 1913 Edition

Yex

Yex

,
Verb.
I.
[OE.
ȝexen
,
yesken
, AS.
giscian
to sob.]
To hiccough.
[Written also
yox
,
yux
.]
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
He
yexeth
and he speaketh through the nose.
Chaucer.

Yex

,
Noun.
[AS.
geocsa
a sobbing, hiccough. Cf.
Yex
,
Verb.
I.
]
A hiccough.
[Written also
yox
, and
yux
.]
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
“The excessive yex.”
Holland.

Webster 1828 Edition

Yex

YEX

,
Noun.
A hiccough. [Little used.]

YEX

,
Verb.
I.
To hiccough.

Definition 2024

yex

yex

English

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Verb

yex ‎(third-person singular simple present yexes, present participle yexing, simple past and past participle yexed)

  1. (archaic) Hiccup.
  2. (archaic) Belch or burp.

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Etymology

From Middle English yexen, yixen, yesken, from Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian ‎(“to hiccup”), from Proto-Germanic *giskōną ‎(“to yawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeys- ‎(“gaping, cracked”). Cognate with Middle Low German gischen ‎(“to sob, sigh”), Middle High German geschen, gischen ‎(“to yawn, gape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛks/
  • Rhymes: -ɛks

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