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Icelandic
Etymology
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
hafa vaðið fyrir neðan sig (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hafði vaðið fyrir neðan sig, supine haft vaðið fyrir neðan sig)
- (idiomatic) to act warily, to be cautious
Derived terms