ordal

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Middle English

Noun

ordal

Alternative form of ordel

Old English

Alternative forms

ordāle, ordēl, *ordǣl, ordǣle

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀdailī; equivalent to or- (“out”) +‎ dǣl, dāl (“part, portion”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈorˌdɑːl/

Noun

ordāl n

judgement

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ordāl	ordāl
accusative	ordāl	ordāl
genitive	ordāles	ordāla
dative	ordāle	ordālum

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Medieval Latin: ordālium (< Old English ordāle)
- Old French: ordeil, ordel
- → English: ordalium
- ⇒ New Latin: ordālia (plural)
  - → French: ordalie
  - → Italian: ordalia
    - → Romanian: ordalie
  - → Portuguese: ordália
  - → Spanish: ordalía
- →? Middle English: ordel, ordal (possibly directly inherited from Old English)
  - English: ordeal
  - Scots: ordeil

Swedish

Noun

ordal n or c

(rare) an ordeal (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
Synonym: gudsdom

Declension

Declension of ordal

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ordal	ordals
singular	definite	ordalet	ordalets
plural	indefinite	ordal	ordals
plural	definite	ordalen	ordalens

Declension of **ordal**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ordal	ordals
singular	definite	ordalen	ordalens
plural	indefinite	ordalier	ordaliers
plural	definite	ordalierna	ordaliernas

References

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