YEXES

Verb

yexes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yex

Source: Wiktionary


YEX

Yex, v. i. Etym: [OE. ýexen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.]

Definition: To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer.

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

Definition: A hiccough. [Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex." Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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