ettle

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Definition von ettle im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To aspire; be ambitious

To expect; reckon; count on

Intention; intent; aim

To aim; purpose; intend; attempt; try

To direct one's course

To make attempt

To take aim

To earn

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Synonyme

mint

Etymologie

() From Middle English etlien, atlien, from Old Norse ǣtla (“to think, mean, suppose, intend, purpose”), from Proto-Germanic *ahtalōnan (“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 West Germanic ahtōna (“to think, believe, fear”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwjanan (“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