bid vs ettle

bid

verb
  • To make an attempt. 

  • To offer as a price. 

  • To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price. 

  • To invite; to summon. 

  • To utter a greeting or salutation. 

  • To issue a command; to tell. 

  • To announce (one's goal), before starting play. 

  • To take a particular route regularly. 

noun
  • A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass. 

  • An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work. 

  • A particular route that a driver regularly takes from their domicile. 

  • A prison sentence. 

  • An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal). 

ettle

verb
  • To make attempt. 

  • To aim; purpose; intend; attempt; try. 

  • To take aim. 

  • To expect; reckon; count on. 

  • To direct one's course. 

  • To aspire; be ambitious. 

noun
  • Intention; intent; aim. 

How often have the words bid and ettle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )