"ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi" meaning in Icelandic

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Proverb

Etymology: From Brennu-Njáls saga, a phrase uttered by Kári Sölmundarson. Consists of ber (“bare”) + er (“is”), from vera (“to be”) + hver (“each, everyone”) + að (“concerning, to”) + baki the dative singular form of bak (“back”) + nema (“unless”) + sér, dative form of sig (“oneself, one”) + bróður, the accusative form of bróðir (“brother”) + eigi, form of eiga (“to own”). Literally meaning that the "back of each man is bare, unless he has a brother to him". Etymology templates: {{m|is|ber||bare}} ber (“bare”), {{m|is|er||is}} er (“is”), {{m|is|vera||to be}} vera (“to be”), {{m|is|hver||each, everyone}} hver (“each, everyone”), {{m|is|að||concerning, to}} að (“concerning, to”), {{m|is|baki}} baki, {{m|is|bak||back}} bak (“back”), {{m|is|nema||unless}} nema (“unless”), {{m|is|sér}} sér, {{m|is|sig||oneself, one}} sig (“oneself, one”), {{m|is|bróður}} bróður, {{m|is|bróðir||brother}} bróðir (“brother”), {{m|is|eigi}} eigi, {{m|is|eiga||to own}} eiga (“to own”) Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi}} ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi
  1. he who doesn't have a companion (brother) in battle; is unprotected Wikipedia link: Njáls saga Synonyms: ber er hver að baki
    Sense id: en-ber_er_hver_að_baki,_nema_sér_bróður_eigi-is-proverb-S-4IBnnO Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic proverbs

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