bättre fly än illa fäkta in Swedish

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Etymology: Originally and literally, "better flee than fight poorly," though intuitively "better flee than fence poorly" with the modern meaning of fäkta. Head templates: {{head|sv|proverb|head=}} bättre fly än illa fäkta, {{sv-proverb}} bättre fly än illa fäkta

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"bättre fly än illa fäkta" meaning in Swedish

Proverb