viel Feind, viel Ehr in German

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Etymology: Literally, “many foes, much honour”. The forms viel Feind for viele Feinde and Ehr for Ehre reflect Early Modern German apocope, which was a general phenomenon in the majority of dialects, but only partially established itself in the written standard. Etymology templates: {{m-g|many foes, much honour}} “many foes, much honour”, {{lit|many foes, much honour}} Literally, “many foes, much honour” Head templates: {{head|de|proverb}} viel Feind, viel Ehr

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"viel Feind, viel Ehr" meaning in German

Proverb