Ettle Definition

verb

(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To aim; purpose; intend; attempt; try.

Wiktionary

(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To expect; reckon; count on.

Wiktionary

(intransitive, dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To take aim.

Wiktionary
(intransitive, dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To make attempt.
Wiktionary

(intransitive, dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To direct one's course.

Wiktionary
noun

(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Intention; intent; aim.

Wiktionary

Origin of Ettle

  • From Middle English etlien, atlien, from Old Norse ǣtla (“to think, mean, suppose, intend, purpose”), from Proto-Germanic *ahtalōną (“to strive, think”), from Proto-Indo-European *ok- (“to think, intend, purpose”); partly from Middle English aghtelen, ahtlien (“to think, esteem, purpose, set out, arrange”), from a frequentative variant of Old English eahtian (“to estimate, esteem, fix the character or quality of something, consult about, consider, deliberate, mediate, devise, watch over, speak of with praise”), from Proto-Germanic *ahtōną (“to think, believe, fear”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwjaną (“to believe, intend, think, fear”), from Proto-Indo-European *okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“to see”). Cognate with Dutch achten (“to deem, regard, esteem, think”), German achten (“to heed, respect, value”), Danish agte (“to esteem, intend, observe, heed”), Gothic (ahjan, “to think”). More at eye.

    From Wiktionary

  • A variation of addle (“to earn”).

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to ettle using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

ettle