ettle

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛtl/ Rhymes: -ɛtl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English etlien, 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”). Cognate with regional Swedish ättla (“to count, reckon”). Some Middle English forms perhaps remodelled after Old English eaht. ==== Verb ==== ettle (third-person singular simple present ettles, present participle ettling, simple past and past participle ettled) (transitive, now Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) To propose, intend. [from 12th c.] (intransitive, now Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, now rare) To direct one's course, to head. [from 12th c.] (intransitive, now Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) To direct (something) to or at someone or something; to aim at. [from 14th c.] (intransitive, now Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) To strive, to try. [from 16th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== ettling ==== Noun ==== ettle (plural ettles) (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Intention; intent; aim. ===== Synonyms ===== mint === Etymology 2 === A variation of addle (“to earn”). ==== Verb ==== ettle (third-person singular simple present ettles, present participle ettling, simple past and past participle ettled) (obsolete) To earn. ===== Related terms ===== ettlings === Anagrams === tetel == Scots == === Etymology === From Old Norse ætla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛtl/ === Verb === ettle (third-person singular simple present ettles, present participle ettlin, simple past and past participle ettle't) to intend, mean to try, attempt