ordal

Middle English

Noun

ordal

1. 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

1. judgement

Declension

Declension of ordāl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ordāl	ordāl
accusative	ordāl	ordāl
genitive	ordāles	ordāla
dative	ordāle	ordālum

Derived terms

• īsenordāl
• wæterordāl

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

1. (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
	definite	ordalet	ordalets
plural	indefinite	ordal	ordals
	definite	ordalen	ordalens

Declension of ordal

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

References

• ordal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ordal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ordal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)