betri er krókur en kelda in Icelandic

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Etymology: Literally, “a detour is better than a bog”, or more loosely translated as “it is better to take a detour than to risk getting stuck in the bog”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|a detour is better than a bog}} “a detour is better than a bog”, {{m-g|it is better to take a detour than to risk getting stuck in the bog}} “it is better to take a detour than to risk getting stuck in the bog”, {{lit|a detour is better than a bog|it is better to take a detour than to risk getting stuck in the bog}} Literally, “a detour is better than a bog”, or more loosely translated as “it is better to take a detour than to risk getting stuck in the bog” Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=betri er krókur en kelda}} betri er krókur en kelda

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"betri er krókur en kelda" meaning in Icelandic

Proverb