bylur hæst í tómri tunnu

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “it reverberates the most in an empty barrel”.

Proverb

bylur hæst í tómri tunnu

1. (proverbs) empty barrels make the most noise; (the ignorant make the most noise)

See also

• einfaldur
• fákunnandi
• fákænn
• fávitur
• fávís
• flónskur
• heilalaus
• heimskur
• hugsunarlaus
• hyggjulaus
• kjánalegur
• óvitur
• vanvitur
• þekkingarsnauður