Attle

/ˈætəl/ noun

Definition

Livestock or cattle, especially in dialectal or archaic English; sometimes used to mean movable property or goods.

Etymology

From Old Norse *attle or related Germanic roots referring to property and livestock. Related to 'cattle' but with different phonetic development in regional dialects.

Kelly Says

In Old Norse culture, wealth literally meant cattle—so 'attle' preserving that old sense shows how Vikings measured success in living animals, not money!

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