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1 savage
['sævi‹] 1. adjective1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) villtur2) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) grimmur2. verb(to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) ráðast grimmilega á3. noun1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) villimaður2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) ruddi, villimaður•- savagely- savageness
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2 vendetta
[ven'detə](a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute: There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.) blóðhefnd, ættvíg
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