What does "sattle" mean?

Alternative form of settle, especially in the senses of "silence; become or make calm or orderly; adjust differences or accounts; settle down".

What is a synonym for "sattle"?

Common synonyms include: decide, adjust, arrange, compose, decide, determine.

verb

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Verb

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Alternative form of settle, especially in the senses of "silence; become or make calm or orderly; adjust differences or accounts; settle down". UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
"He'll seun sattle obstropolous Billy — Nee mair he'll refuse for a way-leave to pay."

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

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

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