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Grendel
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It is true, perhaps, that I feel some trifling dislike of deer, but no more dislike than I feel for other natural things—discounting men.†
Chpt 1
A glorious moment was coming, my chest insisted, and even the fact that I myself would have no part in it—a member of the race God cursed, according to the Shaper's tale—was trifling.†
Chpt 7
Condemn it because it sends down stifling darkness, sucks the life from grass, and whitens the sapling leaf for trifling, fluttering friends?†
Chpt 8
Not just a trifle evil. Monstrously evil.
Chpt 8 *

trifle = little (in amount)
"Up to you," I answered reasonably, "but you'll admit it may seem at least a trifle cowardly to some.†
Chpt 6

Definitions:

(1) (trifle as in: a trifling matter)
something of small importance; or a small quantity
(2) (trifle with as in: trifle with her affections)
to treat somebody or something thoughtlessly or without respect
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
A trifle can refer to a kind of dessert. In classic literature, trifling can be a synonym for small talk.