undermeal
undermeal · undermeals
Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later noon and the early afternoonSynonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK, dialectal, obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
Meaning
3 senses(obsolete)Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK, dialectal, obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
(obsolete)Synonym of siesta: an afternoon nap.
(obsolete)An afternoon meal or snack.
Origin
From Middle English undermele, undermel (“the early part of the afternoon, midday, noon; aFrom Middle English undermele, undermel (“the early part of the afternoon, midday, noon; an afternoon meal or nap”), from Old English undernmǣl (“morning, morning time; morning meal”), equivalent to undern + meal. Compare the word for midday and the word undern.
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Forms
plural: undermeals| Singular | undermeal |
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