betri er krókur en kelda

Icelandic

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”.

Proverb

betri er krókur en kelda

  1. it is better to go the long way than to take a risky shortcut
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