Af to onde Kaar skal man vælge det bedste. Of two evils choose the least.
Alderdom er ond Reisebroder. Age is a sorry travelling companion.
Alderdom giör mangen hvidere, men ikke bedre. Age makes many a man whiter, but not better.
Aldrig er Fugl saa liden, söger jo eget Bo. A bird may be ever so small, it always seeks a nest of its own.
Aldrig er saa gammel en Kiærling, kommer der Ild i hende hun springer jo. A woman may be ever so old, if she takes fire she will jump.
Aldrig læges Saar saa vel, at Arret jo synes. A wound never heals so well that the scar cannot be seen.
Aldrig var færre Adel, end naar hver vil være det. There were never fewer nobles than when all would be so.
Alle Baader hiælpe, sagde Soen, hun greb et Myg. Every little helps, said the sow, when she snapped at a gnat.
Alle Nögle ere ei bundne ved en Kones Laar. All keys hang not at one woman’s girdle.