mouoilli
Norman
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin *molliāre (“to soften by soaking”), from Latin mollia, a substantive form of the adjective mollis (“soft”).
Verb
editmouoilli (gerund mouoill'lie)
- (Jersey, transitive) to make wet, get wet, dampen, moisten
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 517:
- Il est niais coume Dadais qui se couachait dans l'iaue d'paeur d'être mouailli.
- He is as foolish as Dadais who lay down in the water to avoid getting wet in a shower.
Antonyms
edit- s'tchi (“to dry”)
Verb
editmouoilli
- past participle of mouoilli
Adjective
editmouoilli m