Strife

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 104

strīf, n. contention for superiority: struggle for victory: contest: discord.— adj. Strife′ful ( Spens. ), full of strife, contentious, discordant—also Strif′ful . [M. E. str if —O. Fr. estrif —Scand., Ice. strith , strife; Ger. streit , Dut. strijd , strife.]