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ettle

verb
/ˈɛtl/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from *ok-✻
  2. derived from *ahtalōną✻
  3. derived from ætla
  4. derived from etlien

Definitions

  1. To propose, intend.

  2. To direct one's course, to head.

    • The Siloam nosed and ettled into the grey sprawl of waves and sent up arcs of swift stinging spray.

  3. To direct (something) to or at someone or something

    To direct (something) to or at someone or something; to aim at.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. To strive, to try.

    2. Intention

      Intention; intent; aim.

    3. To earn.

The neighborhood

Derived

ettling

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ettle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA