Posted by andy bolger on January 18, 2003 at 17:08:58 from 213.122.99.74 user beardbiter.
In Reply to: Re: -fettled - fettling knife posted by Eric Abraham on January 18, 2003 at 15:03:57:
1. fettle (100%) make ready, put in order. XIV. f. †fettle sb., OE. fetel girdle = OHG. fezzil (G. fessel) chain, band, ON. fetill bandage, strap :- Gmc. *fatilaz, f. *fat- hold (cf. FETCH).(From The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology in English Language Reference)