"yexen" meaning in Middle English

See yexen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈjɛksən/
Etymology: From Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ġeocsian}} Old English ġeocsian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*giskōn}} Proto-West Germanic *giskōn Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} yexen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|yex}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], yexen [infinitive], to yexen [infinitive], yexe [infinitive], yexe [first-person, present, singular], yexed [first-person, past, singular], yexest [present, second-person, singular], yexedest [past, second-person, singular], yexeth [present, singular, third-person], yexed [past, singular, third-person], yexe [present, singular, subjunctive], yexed [past, singular, subjunctive], yexe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], yexen [plural, present], yexe [plural, present], yexeden [past, plural], yexede [past, plural], yexeth [imperative, plural, present], yexe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], yexynge [participle, present], yexende [participle, present], yexed [participle, past], yyexed [participle, past], yoxen [alternative], ȝexin [alternative], ȝesken [alternative], ȝixin [alternative], ȝiske [alternative], ȝoxen [alternative], ȝosken [alternative], yiske [alternative]
  1. to hiccup, belch.
    Sense id: en-yexen-enm-verb-HmByxwgY
  2. to yawn, gulp, or swallow convulsively; gasp.
    Sense id: en-yexen-enm-verb-~C-cYwE6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 66 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 67 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 75 12
  3. to sob
    Sense id: en-yexen-enm-verb-STUcqpc~
     
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  "etymology_text": "From Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn.",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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        "present"
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      "form": "yexeden",
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    },
    {
      "form": "yexede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "yexeth",
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yexynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yexende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yoxen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ȝexin",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ȝesken",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ȝixin",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ȝiske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ȝoxen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ȝosken",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yiske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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        "to hiccup, belch."
      ],
      "id": "en-yexen-enm-verb-HmByxwgY",
      "links": [
        [
          "hiccup",
          "hiccup"
        ],
        [
          "belch",
          "belch"
        ]
      ]
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "to yawn, gulp, or swallow convulsively; gasp."
      ],
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        [
          "yawn",
          "yawn"
        ],
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          "gulp",
          "gulp"
        ],
        [
          "swallow",
          "swallow"
        ],
        [
          "gasp",
          "gasp"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "to sob"
      ],
      "id": "en-yexen-enm-verb-STUcqpc~",
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          "sob",
          "sob"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɛksən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yexen"
}

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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
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        "present",
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      "form": "yexe",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yexen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "yexeden",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "yexede",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "yexeth",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
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        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yexynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yexende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yexed",
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        "past"
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      ]
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    },
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      "form": "ȝexin",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ȝesken",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ȝixin",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ȝiske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ȝoxen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ȝosken",
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      ]
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to hiccup, belch."
      ],
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      ],
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          "gulp",
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          "swallow",
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          "gasp",
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        "to sob"
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          "sob",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɛksən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yexen"
}

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