proverb · Words worth keeping
A green wound is soon healed.
A green wound is soon healed.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying expects a fresh wound to heal soon. It links newness with a short period of recovery, without defining the wound or the conditions involved.
What the words are saying
Green marks the injury as recent in this qualified reading. As an explicit analogy, a newly arisen problem may be easier to address before it develops further. That broader application should not become a claim that actual injuries heal quickly or need little attention. The source gives confidence without the details required for an assessment.
Everyday example
A group addresses a newly noticed misunderstanding before further decisions are built on it.
When to use it
Use it as a stated analogy about responding to a recent problem.
What it does not mean
The phrase does not establish healing time or provide wound-care advice.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Entry 728 · Green wound
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
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