# ettle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɛtl/

## Definitions
1. To propose, intend.
2. To direct one's course, to head.
3. To direct (something) to or at someone or something; to aim at.
4. To strive, to try.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ettle