1053 sayings with source references.
Havde nær ikke været saa havde Kiærlingen bidt en Ulv.Had it not been for an if, the old woman would have bitten a wolf.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesVognen faaer at gaa, hvor Hestene drage ham.The waggon must go whither the horses draw it.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesSygen löber til og kryber fra.Sickness comes in haste, and goes at leisure.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesOndt er at gildre for gammel Ræv.It is difficult to trap an old fox.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesMan skal meget lide, eller tidlig döe.We must suffer much, or die young.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHver Mand sin Lyst.Every man has his liking.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesGlæde er som Koldesygen; een god Dag imellem to onde.Joy is like the ague; one good day between two bad ones.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er en ond Skade som kommer ingen til Gavn.It is an ill turn that does no good to any one.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesFuglen flyver aldrig saa höit, han söger jo sit Föde paa Jorden.However high a bird may soar, it seeks its food on earth.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesOndt öder sig selv.Evil wastes itself.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHvo som rörer ved Beg, han smitter sig.He that touches pitch defiles himself.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesFöl bliver ikke altid Faderen liig.Every foal is not like its sire.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesAdam fik en Hak og Eva fik en Rok, deraf er al vor Adels-Flok.Adam got a hoe, and Eve got a spinning-wheel, and thence come all our nobles.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesBedre i gammel Vogn end i nyt Skib.Better in an old carriage than in a new ship.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesNaar Öllet gaaer ind, da gaaer Viddet ud.When the beer goes in the wits go out.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDagen er aldrig saa hellig at jo Gryden vil syde.The day is never so holy that the pot refuses to boil.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet bedste Giödsel sidder under Bondens Sko.The best manure is under the farmer’s shoe.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesFuldt Kar skal man varligen bære.A full vessel must be carried carefully.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesMan meder og den Fisk som nödig vil.Even that fish may be caught that strives the hardest against it.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesRunde Hænder gjöre mange Venner.Liberal hands make many friends.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet har blæst haardt—Skarnet er flöiet op i Höisædet.It has been blowing hard—the dirt has been blown into high places.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesFalder Himlen ned, da briste mange Leergryder.Should the heavens fall, many pipkins will be broken.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesAaret har en vid Mund og en stor Mave.The year has a wide mouth and a big belly.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesEn god Dag skal man rose om Aftenen.Praise a fair day in the evening.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
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