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Swedish
Etymology
vara (“be”) + sin (“one's”) + egen (“own”) + lyckas (“happiness', fortune's”) + smed (“smith”)
Verb
vara sin egen lyckas smed (present är sin egen lyckas smed, preterite var sin egen lyckas smed, supine varit sin egen lyckas smed, imperative var sin egen lyckas smed)
- (idiomatic) to make oneself happy (or successful, through active effort or the like)
Usage notes
Often as a proverb in the form "envar (är) sin egen lyckas smed" / "var och en (är) sin egen lyckas smed" (every person makes himself happy / successful).
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