Yex
Yex , intransitive verb
[Old English yexen, yesken, Anglo-Saxon giscian to sob.]
To hiccough. [Obsolete or Provincial English]
He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose.
Yex , noun
[Anglo-Saxon geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Compare Yex, v. i.]
A hiccough. [Obsolete or Provincial English]
The excessive yex.