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yex |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yex \Yex\, v. i. [OE. [yogh]exen, yesken AS giscian to sob.] To hiccough. [Written also {yox}, {yux}.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yex \Yex\, n. [AS. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Cf {Yex}, v. i.] A hiccough. [Written also {yox}, and {yux}.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] ``The excessive yex.'' --Holland.
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