yexen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

yoxen, ȝexin, ȝesken, ȝixin, ȝiske, ȝoxen, ȝosken, yiske

Etymology

From Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjɛksən/

Verb

yexen

to hiccup, belch.
to yawn, gulp, or swallow convulsively; gasp.
to sob

Conjugation

Conjugation of yexen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) yexen, yexe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	yexe	yexed
2nd-person singular	yexest	yexedest
3rd-person singular	yexeth	yexed
subjunctive singular	yexe	yexed
imperative singular	yexe	—

plural¹	yexen, yexe	yexeden, yexede
imperative plural	yexeth, yexe	—

participles	yexynge, yexende	yexed, yyexed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: yex
Scots: ȝesk, ȝisk, yesk
Yola: yux

References

“yexen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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