"bylur hæst í tómri tunnu" meaning in Icelandic

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Proverb

Etymology: From the third-person present indictive bylur (“reverberates, resounds”) and hæst (“loudest”) and í (“in”) and the feminine singular dative tómri (“empty”) and the singular dative tunnu (“in a barrel”); literally meaning "it reverberates the most in an empty barrel". Etymology templates: {{m|is|bylja|bylur|reverberates, resounds}} bylur (“reverberates, resounds”), {{m|is|hátt|hæst|loudest}} hæst (“loudest”), {{m|is|í||in}} í (“in”), {{m|is|tómur|tómri|empty}} tómri (“empty”), {{m|is|tunna|tunnu|in a barrel}} tunnu (“in a barrel”) Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=bylur hæst í tómri tunnu}} bylur hæst í tómri tunnu
  1. (proverbs) empty barrels make the most noise; (the ignorant make the most noise)
    Sense id: en-bylur_hæst_í_tómri_tunnu-is-proverb-d939lnie Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic proverbs Related terms: einfaldur, fákunnandi, fákænn, fávitur, fávís, flónskur, heilalaus, heimskur, hugsunarlaus, hyggjulaus, kjánalegur, óvitur, vanvitur, þekkingarsnauður

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