water-ordealn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə(r)ɔːˌdiːl/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌɔrˌdil/,

/ˈwɑdərˌɔrˌdil/

Forms: see water n. and ordeal n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., ordeal n.

Etymology: < water n. + ordeal n. Compare iron ordeal n. at iron n.¹ Compounds 2.Compare earlier use of the Old English phrase wæteres dōm , lit. ‘water's doom’ (compare doom n. 5), to denote trial by cold water (see quot. 1701):OE Form of Adjuration (Corpus Cambr. 422) in F. Liebermann Gesetze der Angelsachsen (1903) I. 415 Þurh ures Drihtnes geflæscnysse hælendes Cristes & þurh þises wæteres dom & þurh þa halgan untodælendlican þrynnysse. With later use, compare Dutch (now hist.) wateroordeel (Middle Dutch waterōrdēl), Middle Low German waterordēl, German (now hist.) Wasserurteil (Middle High German wazzerurteil).

A practice in which an accused person is subjected to a trial by water, usually involving physical pain or danger, overcoming of which is taken as divine proof of innocence. Also: a test of this sort; something which decides guilt or innocence. Cf. ordeal n. 1, fire ordeal n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a. Now historical.The test by water can take different forms (compare quot. 1701). It is unclear whether quot. lOE, which is of earlier composition date (perhaps 10th cent.), refers to the ordeal by boiling water or by cold water. Both are attested for Anglo-Saxon England.

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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > trial > trial by ordeal > types of

corsneda1000

water-ordeallOE

waterdoom1580

fire ordeal1612

alfet1678

bier-right1828

lOE Laws: Blaseras (Rochester) ii. 388 Hæbbe se teond cyre swa wæterordal swa ysenordal, swa hwæþer him leofra sy.

1618 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. 88 The accused were to passe the tryall of Water Ordeil.

1650 ‘H. Magomastix’ Strange Witch at Greenwich 8 Unless wee could discover her, as now the Scotch Witches by water Ordeall.

1701 W. Kennett Cowell's Interpreter (new ed.) sig. Ooo1 This [purgation] was commonly by Fire-Ordeal, or by Water-Ordeal, and this latter was either by hot water, or by cold water. The purgation by hot water was for the Party accus'd to thrust his hands or feet into scalding water, on presumption that his Innocence would receive no harm. That by cold water, was for the Defendant to be cast into a Pond or River, (as they now pretend to try Witches) whether he would sink or swim.

1755 Stow's Survey of London (ed. 6) II. v. xxx. 559/1 They still continue also to try Witches by Water-Ordeal, and believe..that a Witch cannot sink in the Water.

1841 C. Mackay Mem. Pop. Delusions I. 244 The water-ordeal..was a trial only for the poor and humble, and, whether they sank or swam, was thought of very little consequence.

1887 H. C. Lea Hist. Inquisition Middle Ages I. ii. 65 Several of them purged themselves by the water-ordeal, while others succeeded in escaping by flight.

1923 Jrnl. Compar. Legislation & Internat. Law 5 172 It is less than 300 years since the last witch was tried in England by the water ordeal.

1992 M. Hester Lewd Women & Wicked Witches viii. 188 Hopkins also used the water ordeal, which was based on the assumption that water as the holy substance of baptism would refuse a witch and receive someone not a witch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-ordeal
释义	water-ordealn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə(r)ɔːˌdiːl/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌɔrˌdil/, /ˈwɑdərˌɔrˌdil/ Forms: see water n. and ordeal n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., ordeal n. Etymology: < water n. + ordeal n. Compare iron ordeal n. at iron n.¹ Compounds 2.Compare earlier use of the Old English phrase wæteres dōm , lit. ‘water's doom’ (compare doom n. 5), to denote trial by cold water (see quot. 1701):OE Form of Adjuration (Corpus Cambr. 422) in F. Liebermann Gesetze der Angelsachsen (1903) I. 415 Þurh ures Drihtnes geflæscnysse hælendes Cristes & þurh þises wæteres dom & þurh þa halgan untodælendlican þrynnysse. With later use, compare Dutch (now hist.) wateroordeel (Middle Dutch waterōrdēl), Middle Low German waterordēl, German (now hist.) Wasserurteil (Middle High German wazzerurteil). A practice in which an accused person is subjected to a trial by water, usually involving physical pain or danger, overcoming of which is taken as divine proof of innocence. Also: a test of this sort; something which decides guilt or innocence. Cf. ordeal n. 1, fire ordeal n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a. Now historical.The test by water can take different forms (compare quot. 1701). It is unclear whether quot. lOE, which is of earlier composition date (perhaps 10th cent.), refers to the ordeal by boiling water or by cold water. Both are attested for Anglo-Saxon England. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > trial > trial by ordeal > types of corsneda1000 water-ordeallOE waterdoom1580 fire ordeal1612 alfet1678 bier-right1828 lOE Laws: Blaseras (Rochester) ii. 388 Hæbbe se teond cyre swa wæterordal swa ysenordal, swa hwæþer him leofra sy. 1618 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. 88 The accused were to passe the tryall of Water Ordeil. 1650 ‘H. Magomastix’ Strange Witch at Greenwich 8 Unless wee could discover her, as now the Scotch Witches by water Ordeall. 1701 W. Kennett Cowell's Interpreter (new ed.) sig. Ooo1 This [purgation] was commonly by Fire-Ordeal, or by Water-Ordeal, and this latter was either by hot water, or by cold water. The purgation by hot water was for the Party accus'd to thrust his hands or feet into scalding water, on presumption that his Innocence would receive no harm. That by cold water, was for the Defendant to be cast into a Pond or River, (as they now pretend to try Witches) whether he would sink or swim. 1755 Stow's Survey of London (ed. 6) II. v. xxx. 559/1 They still continue also to try Witches by Water-Ordeal, and believe..that a Witch cannot sink in the Water. 1841 C. Mackay Mem. Pop. Delusions I. 244 The water-ordeal..was a trial only for the poor and humble, and, whether they sank or swam, was thought of very little consequence. 1887 H. C. Lea Hist. Inquisition Middle Ages I. ii. 65 Several of them purged themselves by the water-ordeal, while others succeeded in escaping by flight. 1923 Jrnl. Compar. Legislation & Internat. Law 5 172 It is less than 300 years since the last witch was tried in England by the water ordeal. 1992 M. Hester Lewd Women & Wicked Witches viii. 188 Hopkins also used the water ordeal, which was based on the assumption that water as the holy substance of baptism would refuse a witch and receive someone not a witch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.lOE
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