undertide

English

Etymology 1

From Old English underntid, equivalent to undern + tide.

Alternative forms
  • underntide

Noun

undertide (plural undertides)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (Britain dialectal obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.

Etymology 2

under- +‎ tide

Noun

undertide (plural undertides)

  1. Synonym of undercurrent.

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

Anagrams
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