ordeal

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• UK: /ɔːˈdiːl/
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• Canada, US: /ɔɹˈdil/
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From Middle English ordel, ordal, from Medieval Latin ordālium or inherited from its source Old English ordēl, ordāl (“ordeal, judgement”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀdailī (“judgement”, literally “an out-dealing”), from *uʀdailijan (“to deal out; dispense”). For more, see Old English or-, English deal. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uurdeel (“judgement; verdict”), West Frisian oardiel (“judgement”), Dutch oordeel (“judgement, discretion”), Low German Oordeel (“judgement; verdict”), German Urteil (“judgement, verdict”).

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: اِمْتِحَان (imtiḥān) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Arabic: تَجْرُبَة (tajruba) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Belarusian: суд бо́жы (sud bóžy) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Belarusian: арда́лія (ardálija) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Bulgarian: изпитание (izpitanie) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Chinese Cantonese: 神明裁判 (san4 ming4 coi4 pun3) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Chinese Cantonese: 神判 (san4 pun3) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Chinese Cantonese: 神裁 (san4 coi4) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Chinese Mandarin: 神明裁判 (shénmíng cáipàn) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Chinese Mandarin: 神判 (shénpàn) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Chinese Mandarin: 神裁 (shéncái) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Dutch: beproeving — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Finnish: jumaltuomio — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• French: ordalie — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Georgian: ორდალია (ordalia) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Georgian: უფლის სასამართლო (uplis sasamartlo) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• German: Gottesurteil — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• German: Feuerprobe — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Italian: ordalia — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Japanese: 試練 (shiren) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Macedonian: бо́жји суд (bóžji sud) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Macedonian: су́дење (súdenje) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Middle English: ordel — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Persian: مصیبت (mosibat) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Persian: گرفتاری (gereftâri) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Polish: sąd boży — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Polish: ordalia — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Portuguese: ordália — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Romanian: ordalie — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Russian: суд бо́жий (sud bóžij) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Russian: орда́лии (ordálii) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Russian: орда́лия (ordálija) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Spanish: prueba del fuego — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Spanish: ordalía — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Swedish: gudsdom — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Swedish: ordal — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Turkish: ateşten gömlek — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Ukrainian: суд бо́жий (sud bóžyj) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Ukrainian: орда́лія (ordálija) — trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test
• Arabic: مِحْنَة (miḥna) — a painful or trying experience
• Belarusian: ця́жкае выпрабава́нне (cjážkaje vyprabavánnje) — a painful or trying experience
• Bulgarian: мъчение (mǎčenie) — a painful or trying experience
• Catalan: calvari — a painful or trying experience
• Chinese Cantonese: 煎熬 (zin1 ngou4) — a painful or trying experience
• Chinese Cantonese: 磨難 /磨难 (mo4 naan6) — a painful or trying experience
• Chinese Mandarin: 煎熬 (jiān'áo) — a painful or trying experience
• Chinese Mandarin: 磨難 /磨难 (mónàn) — a painful or trying experience
• Dutch: kwelling — a painful or trying experience
• Dutch: ontbering — a painful or trying experience
• Finnish: koettelemus — a painful or trying experience
• French: épreuve — a painful or trying experience
• French: calvaire — a painful or trying experience
• Georgian: განსაცდელი (gansacdeli) — a painful or trying experience
• Georgian: გაჭირვება (gač̣irveba) — a painful or trying experience
• German: Tortur — a painful or trying experience
• Greek: δοκιμασία (dokimasía) — a painful or trying experience
• Greek: δεινοπάθημα (deinopáthima) — a painful or trying experience
• Hungarian: megpróbáltatás — a painful or trying experience
• Hungarian: kálvária — a painful or trying experience
• Hungarian: tortúra — a painful or trying experience
• Italian: calvario — a painful or trying experience
• Italian: tortura — a painful or trying experience
• Japanese: 苦杯 (kuhai) — a painful or trying experience
• Macedonian: пре́мреже (prémreže) — a painful or trying experience
• Macedonian: ма́чило (máčilo) — a painful or trying experience
• Macedonian: искуше́ние (iskušénie) — a painful or trying experience
• Macedonian: патеше́ствие (patešéstvie) — a painful or trying experience
• Māori: whakakohukitanga — a painful or trying experience
• Norwegian: prøvelse — a painful or trying experience
• Norwegian: slit — a painful or trying experience
• Portuguese: calvário — a painful or trying experience
• Portuguese: provação — a painful or trying experience
• Portuguese: via-crúcis — a painful or trying experience
• Portuguese: martírio — a painful or trying experience
• Portuguese: tormento — a painful or trying experience
• Romanian: calvar — a painful or trying experience
• Romanian: chin — a painful or trying experience
• Russian: суро́вое испыта́ние (suróvoje ispytánije) — a painful or trying experience
• Spanish: calvario — a painful or trying experience
• Spanish: suplicio — a painful or trying experience
• Swedish: prövning — a painful or trying experience
• Swedish: pärs — a painful or trying experience
• Turkish: çile — a painful or trying experience
• Ukrainian: важке́ випро́бування (važké vypróbuvannja) — a painful or trying experience