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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] spitel, spittel, etc., = Middle Low German spittel, spettel, Middle High German spittel, spittol (German spittel), [[ultimately]] representing an aphetic form of [[hospital]] n., [[modified]] on the [[analogy]] of [[native]] [[words]] in -el. Forms with more [[original]] ending appear in Old High German spitâl (spitaul; German spital), Middle Low German spittâl, spettâl, Middle Dutch spit(t)-, spetael, Middle Danish spital, spedal, Middle Swedish spital(e, spetal(e, Icelandic spítal, -ali. The common [[source]] of these is apparently Italian or Levantine: compare Italian spedale, dialect spitale, modern [[Greek]] σπιτάλι; also medieval Latin spitalerius (1342 in Du Cange), medieval Greek σπιταλιώτης (c1350)

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] spitel, spittel, etc., = Middle Low German spittel, spettel, Middle High German spittel, spittol (German spittel), [[ultimately]] representing an aphetic form of [[hospital]] n., [[modified]] on the [[analogy]] of [[native]] [[words]] in -el. Forms with more [[original]] ending appear in Old High German spitâl (spitaul; German spital), Middle Low German spittâl, spettâl, Middle Dutch spit(t)-, spetael, Middle Danish spital, spedal, Middle Swedish spital(e, spetal(e, Icelandic spítal, -ali. The common [[source]] of these is apparently Italian or Levantine: compare Italian spedale, dialect spitale, modern [[Greek]] σπιτάλι; also medieval Latin spitalerius (1342 in Du Cange), medieval Greek σπιταλιώτης (c1350)

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

The role of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saliva saliva] as a part of [[healing]] is well known all over the world. Sometimes the [[emphasis]] is on the curative [[effect]] of the spittle itself, which is known from the [[fact]] that [[wounds]] in the mouth [[heal]] faster. The [[observation]] of wild [[animals]] licking their wounds added to this [[belief]]. Spittle of people [[fasting]] is widely reported to be particularly [[effective]], and it has even been [[thought]] strong enough to kill snakes.

The role of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saliva saliva] as a part of [[healing]] is well known all over the world. Sometimes the [[emphasis]] is on the curative [[effect]] of the spittle itself, which is known from the [[fact]] that [[wounds]] in the mouth [[heal]] faster. The [[observation]] of wild [[animals]] licking their wounds added to this [[belief]]. Spittle of people [[fasting]] is widely reported to be particularly [[effective]], and it has even been [[thought]] strong enough to kill snakes.

Particular significance has been attributed to the spittle of people with [[unique]] [[powers]]. In his healing, [[Muḥammad]] mixed [[clay]] with spittle. Similarly, [[Christ]] made [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_164#164:3._HEALING_THE_BLIND_BEGGAR mud of spittle and clay] and [[anointed]] the eyes of a blind man, thus restoring his [[sight]]. When he spat and [[touched]] the tongue of a mute (presumably with saliva) the man could [[speak]]. Conferring [[power]] of [[speech]] on an object spat upon is found in many [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore folk tales].

Particular significance has been attributed to the spittle of people with [[unique]] [[powers]]. In his healing, [[Muḥammad]] mixed [[clay]] with spittle. Similarly, [[Christ]] made [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_164#164:3._HEALING_THE_BLIND_BEGGAR mud of spittle and clay] and [[anointed]] the eyes of a blind man, thus restoring his [[sight]]. When he spat and [[touched]] the tongue of a mute (presumably with saliva) the man could [[speak]]. Conferring [[power]] of [[speech]] on an object spat upon is found in many [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore folk tales].

[[Sickness]] is often considered a form of [[Possessed|possession]] by [[demons]] who can be exorcised by spitting. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babar_Islands Babar archipelago] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia Indonesia], all the sick people expectorate into a bowl that is then placed in a boat to be carried out to [[sea]]. In one [[Buddhist]] tale, even [[sins]] and misfortunes vanish, if one spits upon a [[holy]] [[ascetic]].

[[Sickness]] is often considered a form of [[Possessed|possession]] by [[demons]] who can be exorcised by spitting. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babar_Islands Babar archipelago] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia Indonesia], all the sick people expectorate into a bowl that is then placed in a boat to be carried out to [[sea]]. In one [[Buddhist]] tale, even [[sins]] and misfortunes vanish, if one spits upon a [[holy]] [[ascetic]].