visdom

From vis (“wise”) +‎ -dom, from Old Norse vísdómr (“wisdom”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz.

• IPA^(key): /viːsdɔm/, [ˈviːsˌd̥ʌmˀ]

visdom c (singular definite visdommen, not used in plural form)

1. wisdom

• visdom on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• “visdom” in Den Danske Ordbog

vis +‎ -dom; from Old Norse vísdómr

visdom m (definite singular visdommen)

1. wisdom

• visdomsord
• visdomstann

• “visdom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

vis +‎ -dom; from Old Norse vísdómr

• IPA^(key): /²ʋiːsˌdʊmː/, /²ʋiːsˌdɔmː/

visdom m (definite singular visdomen or visdommen)

1. wisdom

• visdomsord
• visdomstann

• “visdom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish visdomber, from Old Norse vísdómr, from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz, equivalent to vis +‎ -dom.

visdom c

1. (countable) wisdom (the knowledge or experience that wise people possess)

   De lyssnade uppmärksamt till de äldres visdom.

   They listened attentively to the wisdom of the elders.

   • 1977, Olof Lagercrantz, edited by Lars-Olof Franzén, Enhörningen [The Unicorn]‎^[1], Wahlström & Widstrand, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 17 October 2025:

     Alla blommor vissnar och ungdom viker för åldern. På samma sätt har varje stadium sin utmätta tid. Det gäller också visdomar och dygder. Ingenting kan vara i evighet.

     All flowers wither, and youth yields to age. In the same way, every stage has its allotted time. The same goes for wisdom and virtue. Nothing can last forever.

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Lukasevangeliet [Luke] 21:15”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 17 October 2025:

     [Jag] skall ge er ord och visdom som era fiender inte kan stå emot eller vederlägga.

     I will give you words and wisdom that your enemies will not be able to withstand or refute.

2. (uncountable) synonym of vishet

Språkrådet (The Language Council of Sweden) recommends distinguishing between vishet ("the quality of being wise") and visdom ("the knowledge or experience that wise people possess"),^[1] but the two are often conflated.

• visdom in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

• visdom on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sv