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Etymology 1
From Middle English yexen, yixen, yesken, from Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (“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”).
Verb
yex (third-person singular simple present yexes, present participle yexing, simple past and past participle yexed)
- (archaic, intransitive) To hiccup.
- (archaic, intransitive) To belch or burp.
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Etymology 2
From Middle English ȝeoxe, ȝoxe, from Old English ġeoxa, ġeocsa, ġicsa (“hiccough; sobbing”).
Noun
yex (plural yexes)
- (archaic or dialectal) A hiccup.
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