vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum in Icelandic

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Etymology: Literally, “fastidiousness does not befit the impoverished”, or more loosely translated as “the poor should not be picky”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|fastidiousness does not befit the impoverished}} “fastidiousness does not befit the impoverished”, {{m-g|the poor should not be picky}} “the poor should not be picky”, {{lit|fastidiousness does not befit the impoverished|the poor should not be picky}} Literally, “fastidiousness does not befit the impoverished”, or more loosely translated as “the poor should not be picky” Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum}} vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum

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"vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum" meaning in Icelandic

Proverb