giscian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (“to yawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeys- (“gaping, cracked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjiʃ.ʃi.ɑn/

Verb

ġisċian

1. to sigh, sob

Descendants

• Middle English: yexen, yoxen, ȝexin, ȝesken, ȝixin, ȝiske, ȝoxen, ȝosken, yiske
  • English: yex
  • Scots: ȝesk, ȝisk, yesk
  • Yola: yux