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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] proverbe, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] proverbium, from pro- + verbum word — more at [[word]]

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] proverbe, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] proverbium, from pro- + verbum word — more at [[word]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a brief popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigram epigram] or maxim : adage

*1: a brief popular [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigram epigram] or maxim : adage

*2: byword   

*2: byword   

==Description==

==Description==

A '''proverb''' (from Latin: proverbium) is a [[simple]] and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which [[expresses]] a [[truth]], based on [[common sense]] or the [[practical]] [[experience]] of [[humanity]]. They are often [[metaphorical]]. A proverb that describes a basic rule of [[conduct]] may also be known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_(philosophy) maxim]. If a proverb is distinguished by particularly good phrasing, it may be known as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphorism aphorism].

A '''proverb''' (from Latin: proverbium) is a [[simple]] and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which [[expresses]] a [[truth]], based on [[common sense]] or the [[practical]] [[experience]] of [[humanity]]. They are often [[metaphorical]]. A proverb that describes a basic rule of [[conduct]] may also be known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_(philosophy) maxim]. If a proverb is distinguished by particularly good phrasing, it may be known as an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphorism aphorism].

Proverbs are often borrowed from similar [[languages]] and [[cultures]], and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. Both the [[Bible]] ([[Book of Proverbs|Book of Proverbs]]) and medieval Latin have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs across Europe, although almost every [[culture]] has examples of its own.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proverb]

Proverbs are often borrowed from similar [[languages]] and [[cultures]], and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. Both the [[Bible]] ([[Book of Proverbs|Book of Proverbs]]) and medieval Latin have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs across Europe, although almost every [[culture]] has examples of its own.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proverb]

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]