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 (UK dialect 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

• nerditude