"æt þearfe man sceal freonda cunnian" meaning in Old English

{
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Durham Proverbs. Literally \"in need you have to test your friends.\"",
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    {
      "form": "æt þearfe man sċeal frēonda cunnian",
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    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "proverb",
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      "glosses": [
        "a friend in need is a friend indeed"
      ],
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      "wikipedia": [
        "Durham Proverbs"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æt ˈθæ͜ɑr.fe mɑn ʃæ͜ɑl ˈfre͜oːn.dɑ ˈkun.ni.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[æt ˈθæ͜ɑrˠ.ve mɑn ʃæ͜ɑl ˈfre͜oːn.dɑ ˈkun.ni.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "æt þearfe man sceal freonda cunnian"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Durham Proverbs. Literally \"in need you have to test your friends.\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "æt þearfe man sċeal frēonda cunnian",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "head": "æt þearfe man sċeal frēonda cunnian"
      },
      "expansion": "æt þearfe man sċeal frēonda cunnian",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "proverb",
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        "a friend in need is a friend indeed"
      ],
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          "a friend in need is a friend indeed",
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        ]
      ],
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        "Durham Proverbs"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æt ˈθæ͜ɑr.fe mɑn ʃæ͜ɑl ˈfre͜oːn.dɑ ˈkun.ni.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[æt ˈθæ͜ɑrˠ.ve mɑn ʃæ͜ɑl ˈfre͜oːn.dɑ ˈkun.ni.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "æt þearfe man sceal freonda cunnian"
}