brennt barn forðast eldinn

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “a burnt child steers clear of the fire”, or more loosely translated as “a child burnt shuns the fire”.

Proverb

brennt barn forðast eldinn

  1. once bitten, twice shy, a burnt child dreads the fire
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