shoeless

Meaning

Without shoes; not wearing shoes

Synonyms

barefoot

barefooted

unshod

barelegged

discalceate

without shoes

Translations

barfuß

ξυπόλυτος

pieds nus

déchaussé

scalzo

descalço

descalça

بلا أحذية

descalzo

unbeschuht

ανυπόδητος

barrevoets

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sholes

Cognate with Dutch: schoenloos

Cognate with German: schuhlos

Cognate with Old Norse: skólaus

In summary

From Middle English sholes, scholes, equivalent to shoe + -less. Compare Dutch schoenloos (“shoeless”), German schuhlos (“shoeless”), Old Norse skólaus (“shoeless”).