yex

Yex, v. i. Etym: [OE. ýexen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.] Defn: 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.] Defn: A hiccough. [Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex." Holland.

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