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 a friend in need is a friend indeed === References === pröva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) vän in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)