Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ordalian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ordalian
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to trial by ordeal.

Obsolete

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ordal
Suffix: ordeal

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does ordalian mean?: Of or relating to trial by ordeal.
Where does ordalian come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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