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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ettling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
et-tling
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of intending; intention; purpose; endeavour.

Obsolete

verb

present participle and gerund of ettle

noun

Earnings; wages.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English etlyng, atlyng, equivalent to ettle + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ettlings (plural)

Questions

What does ettling mean?
The act or process of intending; intention; purpose; endeavour.
Where does ettling come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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