noun
Meaning 1
A hiccup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dialectal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yexing
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/jɛks/
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rhymes with -ɛks
verb
Meaning 2
To hiccup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To belch or burp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English ȝeoxe, ȝoxe, from Old English ġeoxa, ġeocsa, ġihsa (“hiccup; sobbing”).
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”).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: hoqueter — Hiccup
- Hebrew: שיהוק (shihuk) — Hiccup
- French: roter — Belch or burp