underne

Noun

undern (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) 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 sene1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “ij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XI

   Synonyms:

   terce

2. (obsolete) Synonym of noon: the sixth hour of daylight (12 pm).

   Synonyms:

   noon, meridian

3. (UK, dialectal) Synonym of afternoon.

   Synonyms:

   afternoon, arvo

4. (UK, dialectal) Synonym of evening.

   Synonyms:

   evening, eventide

5. (UK, dialectal) A light meal, particularly in the afternoon.

   Synonyms:

   snack