From Middle English yexen, yixen, yesken, from Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian, 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.
From Middle English ȝeoxe, ȝoxe, from Old English ġeoxa, ġeocsa, ġicsa.
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