Asked by j

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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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
petty.

The lines say Unferth was "sick with envy" and "could not brook" anyone having higher regard than he — indicating jealousy and pettiness, not frailty, acclaim, or religiosity.