yex
English
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edit- IPA(key): /jɛks/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛks
Etymology 1
editFrom 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
edityex (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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editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle English ȝeoxe, ȝoxe, from Old English ġeoxa, ġeocsa, ġicsa (“hiccup; sobbing”).
Noun
edityex (plural yexes)
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