Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undermeal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-meal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of siesta: an afternoon nap.

Obsolete

noun

An afternoon meal or snack.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"By the time—he hath din'd at a taverne, and slept his undermeals at a bawdy-house, his purse is [empty]."
"In a narrower limit than the forty years' undermeal of the seven sleepers."
"Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing."
"I think I am furnished for [=with] Cather'ne pears, [enough] for one undermeal."
"Why should not thy soul have her due drinks, breakfasts, meals, undermeals, bevers, and aftermeals, as well as thy body?'"

Etymology

From 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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: undermele, undernmǣl

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

undermeals (plural)

Synonyms

undern siesta noon terce shut-eye meal

Questions

What does undermeal mean?: Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK, dialectal, obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
Where does undermeal come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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