ettle
/ˈɛt(ə)l
/verb [with object] Scottish & Northern Irish
Intend or plan for (something) to occur or be the case: [with infinitive]: that clever wee lassie you’re ettling to marry...
- You're not ettling to kiss him, are you?
- She's been ettling after a shift for a while.
- I always ettled to repent.
Origin
Middle English: from Old Norse aetla 'to think, conjecture, intend'.