sjón er sögu ríkari in All languages combined

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Etymology: From sjón (“sight”) and er (“is”) and sögu the dative of saga (“a story”) and ríkari (“richer”) the comparative of ríkur (“rich”), meaning "seeing is more valuable than a story". Etymology templates: {{m|is|sjón||sight}} sjón (“sight”), {{m|is|er||is}} er (“is”), {{m|is|sögu}} sögu, {{m|is|saga||a story}} saga (“a story”), {{m|is|ríkari||richer}} ríkari (“richer”), {{m|is|ríkur||rich}} ríkur (“rich”) Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=sjón er sögu ríkari}} sjón er sögu ríkari

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"sjón er sögu ríkari" meaning in All languages combined

Proverb [Icelandic]