deila um keisarans skegg

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally meaning "to quarrel about the emperor's beard".

Verb

deila um keisarans skegg (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative deildi um keisarans skegg, supine deilt um keisarans skegg)

  1. (idiomatic) to dispute about trivialities
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