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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Yox \Yox\, v. i. See Yex. [Obs.]

--Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)