mouoilli

Norman

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *molliāre (“to soften by soaking”), from Latin mollia, a substantive form of the adjective mollis (“soft”).

Verb

mouoilli (gerund mouoill'lie)

  1. (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

Verb

mouoilli

  1. past participle of mouoilli

Adjective

mouoilli m

  1. (Jersey) wet
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