"undern" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English undern, ondern, from Old English undern (“third hour of the day; nine o'clock; morning”), from Proto-Germanic *undurniz (“interval”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥ter, *h₁enter (“between”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch onder, dialectal German Untern, dialectal Swedish undarn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|undern}} Middle English undern, {{m|enm|ondern}} ondern, {{inh|en|ang|undern||third hour of the day; nine o'clock; morning}} Old English undern (“third hour of the day; nine o'clock; morning”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*undurniz||interval}} Proto-Germanic *undurniz (“interval”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*h₁n̥ter}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥ter, {{m|ine-pro|*h₁enter||between}} *h₁enter (“between”), {{cog|nl|onder}} Dutch onder, {{cog|de|Untern}} German Untern, {{cog|sv|undarn}} Swedish undarn Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} undern (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of terce: the third hour of daylight (about 9 am). Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: terce [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-undern-en-noun-LZeQmR6f
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of noon: the sixth hour of daylight (12 pm). Tags: obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms: noon [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (noon): meridian
    Sense id: en-undern-en-noun-X3yYrxgD Disambiguation of Times of day: 5 18 28 30 19 Disambiguation of 'noon': 4 42 20 21 13
  3. (UK, dialectal) Synonym of afternoon. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms: afternoon [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (afternoon): arvo
    Sense id: en-undern-en-noun-pdlT0oCs Disambiguation of Times of day: 5 18 28 30 19 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'afternoon': 3 9 46 13 28
  4. (UK, dialectal) Synonym of evening. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms: evening [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (evening): eventide
    Sense id: en-undern-en-noun-P4uL0NWk Disambiguation of Times of day: 5 18 28 30 19 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'evening': 3 10 15 63 9
  5. (UK, dialectal) A light meal, particularly in the afternoon. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms (light meal): snack Translations (light meal): casse-croûte (english: morning) [masculine] (French), goûter (english: afternoon) [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-undern-en-noun-5E3EB7tZ Disambiguation of Times of day: 5 18 28 30 19 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'light meal': 3 3 0 0 94 Disambiguation of 'light meal': 3 3 0 0 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sext, midday, afternoon, evening, underne, undirn Derived forms: andersmeat, half undern, high undern, undermeal, undern-bell, undern-song, underntide, undertide, whole undern

Alternative forms

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