"ekki er allt gull sem glóir" meaning in Icelandic

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Proverb

Etymology: From ekki (“not”) + er (“is”) the 3. person singular of vera (“to be”) + allt the 3rd person neuter of allur (“all”) + gull (“gold”) + sem (“which, that”) + glóir (“glows”) the 3. person singular of the verb glóa (“to glow”). Literally meaning "not is all gold that glows". Etymology templates: {{m|is|ekki||not}} ekki (“not”), {{m|is|er||is}} er (“is”), {{m|is|vera||to be}} vera (“to be”), {{m|is|allt}} allt, {{m|is|allur||all}} allur (“all”), {{m|is|gull||gold}} gull (“gold”), {{m|is|sem||which, that}} sem (“which, that”), {{m|is|glóir||glows}} glóir (“glows”), {{m|is|glóa||to glow}} glóa (“to glow”) Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=ekki er allt gull sem glóir}} ekki er allt gull sem glóir
  1. all that glitters is not gold.
    Sense id: en-ekki_er_allt_gull_sem_glóir-is-proverb-Po2~gOWE Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic proverbs

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