ettle

English

/ˈɛtl/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To aim; purpose; intend; attempt; try.
  • (transitive) To expect; reckon; count on.
  • (intransitive) To take aim.
  • (intransitive) To make attempt.
  • (intransitive) To direct one's course.
  • (intransitive) To aspire; be ambitious.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English etlien derived from Old Norse ætla (mean, suppose, intend, think, purpose) derived from Proto-Germanic *ahtalōną (strive, think) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ok- (think, purpose, intend) derived from Middle English aghtelen derived from Old English eahtian (speak of with praise, esteem, estimate, consider, consult about, watch over, mediate, devise, deliberate, fix the character quality of something) derived from *ahtōn (think, believe, fear) derived from Proto-Germanic *ahwjaną (think, fear, intend, believe) derived from Proto-Indo-European *okʷ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*okʷ-

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