Etymology

ordalian

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Today it means: Of or relating to trial by ordeal. Full definition →

Middle English ordal
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromordal“ordeal”
  2. English todayordalian

From Middle English ordal (“ordeal”) + -ian (compare Medieval Latin ordalium), equivalent to ordeal + -ian.

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