yex

Verb

1. (archaic, intransitive) To hiccup.
2. (archaic, intransitive) To belch or burp.

Noun

A hiccup.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɛks/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: yexen

Inherited from Old English: ġeocsian

Cognate with Middle Low German: gischen

Cognate with Middle High German: geschen

Inherited from Middle English: ȝeoxe

Inherited from Old English: ġeoxa

In summary

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”).

Translations

hoqueter

roter

Schluckauf haben

avoir le hoquet

hikken

soluçar

hipar

hıçkırmak

singlotar

hıçkırık tutmak

hicksen