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 ordal (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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ordal	ordalet	ordal	ordalen
Genitive	ordals	ordalets	ordals	ordalens

Declension of ordal
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ordal	ordalen	ordalier	ordalierna
Genitive	ordals	ordalens	ordaliers	ordaliernas

References

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