Category:Yex

Yex, v. i. Etym: [oe. ýexen, yesken, as. giscian to sob.]

Defn: to hiccough. [written also yox, yux.] [obs. or prov. Eng.] He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer.

Yex Yex, n. Etym: [as. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Cf. Yex, v. i.]

Defn: a hiccough. [written also yox, and yux.] [obs. or prov. Eng.] "the excessive yex." Holland.