Middle English word trial comes from Old French -al (Suffix used to form adjectives from nouns.), Old French trier
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-al | Old French (fro) | Suffix used to form adjectives from nouns. |
trier | Old French (fro) | (legal) to try (in court). To choose; to select. To find. To pull. To sort. To verify; to make sure of. |
trial | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
trial | Middle English (enm) |