Svenska Akademiens ordlista (Swedish: [ˈsvɛ̂nːska akadɛˈmiːns ˈûːɖˌlɪsːta], "Word list of the Swedish Academy"), abbreviated SAOL, is a spelling dictionary published every few years by the Swedish Academy.[1][2][3] It is a single volume that is considered the final arbiter of Swedish spelling. Traditionally it carries the motto of the Swedish Academy, Snille och Smak ("Talent and Taste"), on its blue cloth cover.
Whenever a new edition comes out lively discussions about new and changed entries erupt around the country. In some instances the Academy has been ahead of its times and has later had to change entries back to older spellings. Jos – juice is probably the most well-known instance. In 2015, the fourteenth edition (containing 126,000 entries) was published.
- ^ "Nordic dictionaries". www.norden.org. Nordic Council. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Lilius, Pirkko (2008). The history of Scandinavian language studies in Finland 1828–1918. Societas scientiarum Fennica. p. 45. ISBN 9516533566.
- ^ Wolfgang Behschnitt, Wolfgang; De Mul, Sarah; Minnaard, Liesbeth (2013). Literature, Language, and Multiculturalism in Scandinavia and the Low Countries. Rodopi. p. 190. ISBN 9401209855.