ettle
ettle · ettles
Intention; intent; aimIntention; intent; aim.
/ˈɛtl/
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland, dialectal)Intention; intent; aim.
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.
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