verb
ettle
Ettle (verb) means (dialect) To intend or plan to do something.
verb
1
(dialect) To intend or plan to do something.
2
(dialect) To move or travel in a particular direction.
"The Siloam nosed and ettled into the grey sprawl of waves and sent up arcs of swift stinging spray."
— George Mackay Brown, Greenvoe (1972)
3
(dialect) To point or send something towards a particular target.
4
(dialect) To make an effort to do something.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English etlien or atlien, from Old Norse ætla (“to think, mean, suppose, intend, purpose”), from Proto-Germanic *ahtalōną (“to strive, think”), from Proto-Indo-European *ok- (“to think, intend, purpose”). It's cognate with regional Swedish ättla (“to count, reckon”), and some Middle English forms may have been remodelled after Old English eaht.
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What is the meaning of ettle?
"ettle" (verb) means (dialect) To intend or plan to do something.
What are the different meanings of ettle?
"ettle" has 3 main meanings: 1. (dialect) To intend or plan to do something; 2. (dialect) To move or travel in a particular direction; 3. (dialect) To point or send something towards a particular target.
