effort vs ettle

effort

verb
  • To make an effort. 

noun
  • An endeavor. 

  • The work involved in performing an activity; exertion. 

  • A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. 

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 effort and ettle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )