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

• pröva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• vän in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)