yex

English

Alternative forms

• yesk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛks/

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• Rhymes: -ɛks

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)

1. (archaic, intransitive) To hiccup.
2. (archaic, intransitive) To belch or burp.

Derived terms

• yexing

Translations

Hiccup

• French: hoqueter (fr)
• Hebrew: שיהוק (he) m (shihuk)

Belch or burp

• French: roter (fr)

Etymology 2

From Middle English ȝeoxe, ȝoxe, from Old English ġeoxa, ġeocsa, ġicsa (“hiccup; sobbing”).

Noun

yex (plural yexes)

1. (archaic or dialectal) A hiccup.

   Synonym: yexing

Anagrams

• exy, xey