Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin ordalium, ordelum, itself borrowed from Old English ordēl, ordāl, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀdailī. Alternatively, directly inherited from the Old English form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔrˌdɛːl/, /ˈɔrˌdaːl/

Noun

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ordel

  1. (rare) ordeal (trial by subjection to a dangerous test)

Descendants

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  • English: ordeal
  • Scots: ordeil

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