i nöden prövas vännen

Swedish

Etymology

i (“in”) +‎ nöden (“the need (distress)”) +‎ prövas (“is tested”) +‎ vännen (“the friend”), "In distress the friend is tested"

Proverb

i nöden prövas vännen

  1. a friend in need is a friend indeed

References

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