Meanings
yex1
present singular third person yexes · participle present yexing · participle past yexed · past yexed · alternative yesk
- archaicintransitiveTo hiccup.
yex2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hiccup.
Origin
yex · verb
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵeys-“gaping, cracked”
- Proto-West Germanic*giskōn“to yawn”
- Old Englishġeocsian
- Middle Englishyexen
- Englishyex
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”).
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Full word history & related roots →yex · noun
- Old Englishġeoxa
- Middle Englishȝeoxe
- Englishyex
From Middle English ȝeoxe, ȝoxe, from Old English ġeoxa, ġeocsa, ġihsa (“hiccup; sobbing”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
French hoqueter, roter
- hoqueterto hiccup
- roterto belch or burp
Hebrew שיהוק
- שיהוק (shihuk)to hiccup
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Cite this entry
yex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yex
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