Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It means that everything will sort itself out or will be fine eventually. Icelanders do not plan ahead very far, so when someone starts worrying about a plan the response will be “þetta reddast”. It can also be described as the attitude and motto of Icelanders.
"hvað eigum við að gera í þessu?" "Ah, þetta reddast."
"What should we do about this?" "Ah, everything will sort itself out."
Submitted February 2021 by anonymous