Etymology

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Middle English nytelen
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  1. Middle English · derived fromnytelen“to struggle”
  2. English todaynutil

From or related to Middle English nytelen (“to struggle”). Cognate with North Frisian næteln, nöteln (“to hesitate, procrastinate, dawdle, work slowly”).

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