sattle

English

Etymology

From Middle English sahtlen, which merged with set(t)len, as in the standard English form settle (which see).

Verb

sattle (third-person singular simple present sattles, present participle sattling, simple past and past participle sattled)

1. (UK, dialectal) Alternative form of settle, especially in the senses of "silence; become or make calm or orderly; adjust differences or accounts; settle down".
   • 1829, William Oliver, A Collection of Original Local [Newcastle] Songs: Tim Tunbelly, page 16:

     He'll seun sattle obstropolous Billy — Nee mair he'll refuse for a way-leave to pay.

   • 1889, John Nicholson, The Folk Speech of East Yorkshire, page 35:

     Ah can sattle a dog and cat wivoot thah help.

   • 1870, Jabez Oliphant, quoted in The English Dialect Dictionary:

     Well, we'll sattle him, only how!

Anagrams

• taslet, Settla, lattes, latest, stealt, lattés

German

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Verb

sattle

1. inflection of satteln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I