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31Vermuthung — 1. Sichere Vermuthung lässt den Richter allzeit Urtheil finden. – Graf, 455, 475. Altfries.: Trowe weninghe laet dyn riuchter aldeer to, dat hij een ordel dela. (Hettema, XVI, 2, 92.) 2. Vermuthung ist nicht Gewissheit. – Bertram, 44 …
32ordeal — n. 1 a painful or horrific experience; a severe trial. 2 hist. an ancient esp. Germanic test of guilt or innocence by subjection of the accused to severe pain or torture, survival of which was taken as divine proof of innocence. Phrases and… …
33or|deal — «awr DEEL, AWR deel», noun. 1. a severe test or experience: »He dreaded the ordeal of a visit to the dentist. She wondered how he, and how she, would comport themselves in the ordeal of adieu (Arnold Bennett). SYNONYM(S): trial. 2. (in early… …
34or- — prefix frequent in OE., retained in a few words in ME., now obs. exc. in ordeal, and perh. ort s, where it is no longer recognized as a significant element. OE. or was the stressed form (used in nominal compounds), corresp. to Goth. us , ur , ON …
