ettle
To propose, intendTo propose, intend.
Meaning
5 senses(Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, transitive)To propose, intend.
(Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)To direct (something) to or at someone or something; to aim at.
(Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)To strive, to try.
(Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, archaic, intransitive)To direct one's course, to head.
(obsolete)To earn.
Origin
From Middle English etlien, atlien, from Old Norse ætla (“to think, mean, suppose, intend,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.
A variation of addle (“to earn”).
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Forms
ettles, ettling, ettled, ettledWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle