fordom

See also: fördom

Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

fordom c (singular definite fordommen, plural indefinite fordomme)

1. (countable) stereotype, prejudice

   Der eksisterer mange fordomme om sigøjnere.

   There exist many stereotypes about gypsies.

Declension

Declension of fordom

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fordom	fordommen	fordomme	fordommene
genitive	fordoms	fordommens	fordommes	fordommenes

Derived terms

• fordomsfri
• fordomsfuld
• racefordom

References

• “fordom” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. prejudice, bias

Derived terms

• fordomsfull

References

• “fordom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• fordomsfull

References

• “fordom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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