það er ýmist of eða van in Icelandic

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Etymology: From það (“it”) + er (“is”), the third person singular of vera (“to be”) + ýmist (“either”) + of (“too, too much”) + eða (“or”) + van (“too little”). Literally meaning "it is either too much or too little". Etymology templates: {{m|is|það||it}} það (“it”), {{m|is|er||is}} er (“is”), {{m|is|vera||to be}} vera (“to be”), {{m|is|ýmist||either}} ýmist (“either”), {{m|is|of||too, too much}} of (“too, too much”), {{m|is|eða||or}} eða (“or”), {{m|is|van||too little}} van (“too little”) Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=það er ýmist of eða van}} það er ýmist of eða van

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        }
      ]
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  ],
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}

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"það er ýmist of eða van" meaning in Icelandic

Proverb