yexing

yexing · verb¹

From yex + -ing.

yexing · noun²

1. Old English · derived fromġiscian“to sob; sigh”
2. Old English · inherited fromġeoxung
3. Middle English · inherited fromȝyxynge
4. English todayyexing

From Middle English ȝyxynge, ȝoxing, from Old English ġeoxung, ġeocsung, ġiscung (“sobbing”), from Old English ġiscian (“to sob; sigh”), equivalent to yex + -ing.