"uden mad og drikke duer helten ikke" meaning in Danish

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, “without food and drink, the hero will not function”. First attested in print in Jens Christian Edvard Theodor Mau's 1879 Dansk ordsprogsskat. A similar sentence was first written by Johan Herman Wessel in 1772 as "Uden Øl og Mad er Helten ingen Ting" (Literally, “Without beer and food, the hero is nothing”). Changed to make the phrase rhyme. Etymology templates: {{m-g|without food and drink, the hero will not function}} “without food and drink, the hero will not function”, {{lit|without food and drink, the hero will not function}} Literally, “without food and drink, the hero will not function”, {{lang|da|Dansk ordsprogsskat}} Dansk ordsprogsskat, {{lang|da|Uden Øl og Mad er Helten ingen Ting}} Uden Øl og Mad er Helten ingen Ting, {{m-g|Without beer and food, the hero is nothing}} “Without beer and food, the hero is nothing”, {{lit|Without beer and food, the hero is nothing}} Literally, “Without beer and food, the hero is nothing” Head templates: {{head|da|proverb}} uden mad og drikke duer helten ikke
  1. an army marches on its stomach; functioning well requires the fulfillment of basic needs
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