# undern

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of terce: the third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
2. Synonym of noon: the sixth hour of daylight (12 pm).
3. Synonym of afternoon.
4. Synonym of evening.
5. A light meal, particularly in the afternoon.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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