fordom

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See also: fördom

Danish

Etymology

for- (“fore-, pre-”) +‎ dom (“judgement”), after Latin praeiudicium or German Vorurteil.

Noun

fordom

  1. (countable) stereotype
    Der eksisterer mange fordomme om sigøjnere.
    There exist many stereotypes about gypsies.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

for- +‎ dom (“judgment”), after German Vorurteil

Noun

fordom m (definite singular fordommen, indefinite plural fordommer, definite plural fordommene)

  1. prejudice, bias

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

for- +‎ dom (“judgment”), after German Vorurteil

Noun

fordom m (definite singular fordommen, indefinite plural fordommar, definite plural fordommane)

  1. prejudice, bias
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse forðum.

Adverb

fordom

  1. long ago, of old, in the past
    Ung var eg fordom
    I was young long ago

References

  • “fordom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “fordom”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “fordom” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish forþom, fordhum, Old Norse forðum.

Adverb

fordom

  1. in the past, in former times, formerly, in history, historically
    • 1917, 1 Peter 3:5 (King James Version; translation of 1917)
      På sådant sätt prydde sig ju ock fordom de heliga kvinnorna, de som satte sitt hopp till Gud
      For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves
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