争あらそい怒いかる

Meanings

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godan verb (-ru)

to be angry and quarrelsome

Rare literary verb combining the ideas of quarreling and anger; not used in modern everyday speech.

古ふるい物もの語がたりでは、争あらそい怒いかる武ぶ士しの姿すがたが描えがかれることがある。
In old tales, the figure of a warrior who is angry and quarrelsome is sometimes depicted.

contend, dispute, argue

怒angry, be offended

Similar words

争あらそう
Means 'to compete' or 'to dispute'; 争い怒る adds the nuance of anger to the act of quarreling.
怒いかる
Means 'to get angry'; 争い怒る combines anger with a quarrelsome attitude.

Etymology

Compound of 争い (the continuative form of 争う 'to quarrel') and 怒る 'to get angry'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare literary formation.