What does vexe mean?
Vexe means Obsolete spelling of vex..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Obsolete spelling of vex..
In that tyme Herode the kynge layed hondes on certayne of the congregaciõ to vexe them.
Thy dart, or sling, / Or strong bow-string, / That should vs wring, / And vnderbring, / Who every way, / Thee vexe and pay, / And beare the sway / By nigh
Now Indignation is a fire, ſaith the Prophet, it will vexe the partie whom it malignes, as fire vexeth the rawe fleſh in the roſting or boyling.
Either you goe away contented, or you go away condemned of your owne conſcience: before you were vext with couetouſneſſe, but now the world ſhall vexe you too: […]
Other unlucky accidents happen in these seas to vexe them, as when (in most becalmings) they swim in the bearing Ocean, the greedy Tuberon or Shark arm'd with a double row of venemous teeth pursues them [...].
This vexeing the brewers, they have represented it in the worst colours to the Commissioners of the Excise, and they have made complaint of it to the King in Councill.
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Vexe means Obsolete spelling of vex..
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In that tyme Herode the kynge layed hondes on certayne of the congregaciõ to vexe them.
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