'Yex' definitions:
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Yex \Yex\, v. i. [OE. [yogh]exen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.]
To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]
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He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. --Chaucer.
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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.
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