yexen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • yoxen, ȝexin, ȝesken, ȝixin, ȝiske, ȝoxen, ȝosken, yiske

Etymology

From Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛksən/

Verb

yexen

  1. to hiccup, belch.
  2. to yawn, gulp, or swallow convulsively; gasp.
  3. to sob

Conjugation

Conjugation of yexen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) yexen, yexe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular yexe yexed
2nd-person singular yexest yexedest
3rd-person singular yexeth yexed
subjunctive singular yexe
imperative singular —
plural1 yexen, yexe yexeden, yexede
imperative plural yexeth, yexe —
participles yexynge, yexende yexed, yyexed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: yex
  • Scots: ȝesk, ȝisk, yesk
  • Yola: yux

References

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