undern
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undern
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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.
noun underne · undirn
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Synonym of terce: the third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
...wete yow wel that sir launcelot was glad and soo was that lady Elayne
that she had geten sir launcelot in her armes...
and soo they lay to gyders vntyl vndorne on the morn
and alle the wyndowes and holes of that chamber were stopped that no manere of day myghte be sene
Similar: terce
- Synonym of noon: the sixth hour of daylight (12 pm).
- Synonym of afternoon.
- Synonym of evening.
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A light meal, particularly in the afternoon.
Similar: snack
Similar: sext
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noun light meal
| Français | casse-croûte, goûter |
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title = {undern},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
