English Dictionary: Yex | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Yex | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yex \Yex\, v. i. [OE. [f4]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.] [bd]The excessive yex.[b8] --Holland. |