Indeed , the term `` ordeal '' , Old English `` ordǣl '' , has the meaning of `` judgment , verdict '' ( German `` Urteil '' , Dutch `` oordeel '' ) , from Proto-Germanic '' * uzdailjam '' `` that which is dealt out '' .
The term `` ordeal '' itself , Old English `` ordǣl '' , has the meaning of `` judgment , verdict '' ( German `` Urteil '' , Dutch `` oordeel '' ) , from Proto-Germanic '' * uzdailjam '' `` that which is dealt out '' .