Both Uses of
vex
in
The Hobbit
- "What do they say?" asked Gandalf and Thorin together, a bit vexed perhaps that even Elrond should have found this out first, though really there had not been a chance before, and there would not have been another until goodness knows when.†
Chpt 3 *
- Bombur slept on with a smile on his fat face, as if he no longer cared for all the troubles that vexed them.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(vex) to annoy or disturb