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1 òrætugjarn
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2 and-máligr
adj. contentious, quarrelsome, Fms. ii. 154, Magn. 448. -
3 keppinn
adj. contentious, Háv. 42, Arnór. -
4 andmálugr
a. contentious, quarrelsome. -
5 atsamr
a. quarrelsome, contentious. -
6 deilugjarn
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7 sakgæfinn
a. quarrelsome, contentious. -
8 sakgæfr
a. quarrelsome, contentious. -
9 kapporðr
a. contentious, wrangling. -
10 kappsfullr
a. contentious, eager to excel, vehement (harðr ok kappsfullr). -
11 þrætusamligr
a. contentious.
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