undertide

English

Etymology 1

From Old English underntid, equivalent to undern + tide.

Alternative forms

underntide

Noun

undertide (plural undertides)

(obsolete) Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK dialect obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.

Synonyms

(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

under- +‎ tide

Noun

undertide (plural undertides)

Synonym of undercurrent.

References

"undern-tide, n.", and "undertide, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

nerditude

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