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shodden

shodden

9.9
Wearing shoes or boots rather than being barefoot
  • adjective
  • Archaic
translation icon : calzado
  • He arrived at the inn, weary but properly shodden for the journey.

Examples

  • Unlike the shodden soldiers, some villagers walked barefoot.

  • The travelers were shodden against the cold, muddy road.

  • The shodden horse trotted confidently across the field.

  • He walked around the house in shodden feet.

  • After a long day of hiking, she was glad to be shodden in sturdy boots.

  • The children wore shodden sandals to play on the hot pavement.

  • He felt more secure while walking on the rough terrain because he was shodden in thick shoes.

Synonyms

heeled
vsshodden
9 3.7

Having a raised back on the shoe that lifts the back of the foot

describes wearing shoes in general rather than focusing on the raised back feature
shod
vsshodden
1 7.2

Wearing shoes or other footwear

is the general adjective meaning wearing shoes or other footgear
shoed
vsshodden
1 5.6

A person, animal, or thing that wears coverings on the feet, for example horses with metal pieces on their hooves

is the broad term for wearing shoes by people or animals generally
sneakered
vsshodden
  • US
1 4.2

Wearing sports shoes

refers to wearing footwear in general rather than this specific shoe type
slippered
vsshodden
1 5.1

Wearing soft shoes you wear inside the house

means wearing shoes or footgear broadly, not only indoor soft types
hobnailed
vsshodden
  • Archaic
1 9.6

Wearing heavy boots with metal nails in the soles

indicates wearing footwear generally rather than this heavy, studded boot style
bootied
vsshodden
7.2

Having small soft covers on the feet to keep them warm, like baby socks or slippers

covers wearing shoes generally rather than emphasizing small boot style

How Shod

shodden
  • Archaic
9.9
barefoot
72 1.1

Surface Forms

shodden positive

Morphology

shodden = shod (opaque) = shod + den

The suffix 'den' is not a standard English suffix, making the word formation non-transparent.

Etymology

Shodden comes from the familiar word shod, related to the verb shoe, which meant 'to put on a shoe'. So to be shodden is simply to be 'wearing shoes', the opposite of barefoot.