sôler

See also: soler

Norman

Alternative forms

• soulié (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French souler.

Noun

sôler m (plural sôlers)

1. (Guernsey) shoe
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 519:

     I' prend les cauches pour les sôlers.

     He mistakes the stockings for the shoes.

   • 2006, Marie de Garis, “La Julie et la Princesse”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 32:

     Mais quànd i vit les sôlers, i die, ‘Absolument, tu t'en va pas t'mourtaï atour des sôlers d'mesme!’

     But when he saw the shoes, he said, ‘Surely you're not going to show yourself in shoes like that!’