undertide
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English underntid, equivalent to undern + tide.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
undertide (plural undertides)
- (obsolete) Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK dialect obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
Synonyms edit
- (terce): 9 a.m.
- (morning): morn, matin; see also Thesaurus:morning
- (noon): meridian, sext; see also Thesaurus:midday
- (early afternoon): arvo; see also Thesaurus:afternoon
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
undertide (plural undertides)
- Synonym of undercurrent.
References edit
- "undern-tide, n.", and "undertide, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.