hafa vaðið fyrir neðan sig

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From hafa (to have) and vaðið (the ford) the accusative form of vað (a ford) with a definite article and fyrir neðan (beneath, below) and sig (oneself), meaning "to have the ford beneath oneself".

Proverb

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hafa vaðið fyrir neðan sig (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hafði vaðið fyrir neðan sig, supine haft vaðið fyrir neðan sig)

  1. (idiomatic) to act warily, to be cautious

Derived terms

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