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o:'di:l(a difficult, painful experience: Being kidnapped was an ordeal for the child.) ildprøve, prøvelsesubst. \/ɔːˈdiːl\/, \/ɔːˈdɪəl\/, \/ˈɔːdiːl\/1) ( historisk) gudsdom2) ( overført) ilddåp, ildprøve, prøve, prøvelse, skjærsildordeal by battle tvekampordeal by fire ildprøve, jernbyrdordeal by water ( om hekser) vannprøvepass an ordeal bestå en ildprøvetrial by ordeal gudsdom -
2 fire ordeal
subst.ildprøve, jernbyrd
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Ordeal — Or de*al ([^o]r d[ e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or being akin to [=a] compounded with verbs, G. er , ur , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out. See {Deal},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ordeal bean — Ordeal Or de*al ([^o]r d[ e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or being akin to [=a] compounded with verbs, G. er , ur , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ordeal root — Ordeal Or de*al ([^o]r d[ e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or being akin to [=a] compounded with verbs, G. er , ur , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ordeal tree — Ordeal Or de*al ([^o]r d[ e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or being akin to [=a] compounded with verbs, G. er , ur , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ordeal — The most ancient species of trial, in Saxon and old English law, being peculiarly distinguished by the appellation of judicium Dei, or judgment of God, it being supposed that supernatural intervention would rescue an innocent person from the… … Black's law dictionary
fire walking — Religious ceremony that involves walking across hot coals, red hot stones, or burning wood. It has been practiced in many parts of the world, including ancient Greece, India, Japan, China, Tahiti, New Zealand, Bulgaria, and Spain. The most common … Universalium
ordeal — n. 1) to undergo an ordeal 2) a terrible, trying ordeal 3) (an) ordeal by fire; water * * * [ɔː diːl] trying ordeal water (an) ordeal by fire a terrible to undergo an ordeal … Combinatory dictionary
Ordeal — A method of trial in which the accused was given a physical test (usually painful and/or dangerous) which could be met successfully only if they were innocent. Eg. Ordeal by fire. ♦ A form of proof in a court of law, by which a divine sign of… … Medieval glossary
ordeal — noun Etymology: Middle English ordal, from Old English ordāl; akin to Old High German urteil judgment, Old English dāl division more at deal Date: before 12th century 1. a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fire ordeal — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ordeal by Innocence — … Wikipedia