Read the passage from beowulf. from where he crouched at the king's feet, unferth, a son of ecglaf’s, spoke contrary words. beowulf’s coming, his sea-braving, made him sick with envy: he could not brook or abide the fact that anyone else alive under heaven might enjoy greater regard than he did: the passage supports the inference that unferth is acclaimed. frail. petty. religious.

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petty.

Explanation:

As Unferth is described in the passage, he is envy and has resentment against Beuwolf, it says that he spoke contrary words, meaning negative words against someone, and he feels like he deserves everything, and that none should enjoy higher regar than himself, so the word that would best decribe him would be petty.

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