ordal

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

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

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