underfootadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈfʊt/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈfʊt/

Etymology: Attributive use of underfoot adv.

1. Lying under the foot or feet. Also spec. (see quots. 1824, 1844), and applied to the state of the going in Horse Racing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > situated or placed under > under the feet

underfoot1596

subpedaneous1656

the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > condition for movement

foec1400

smoothc1400

soft?1523

skelp1607

heavy1710

tender1727

severe1881

holding1891

underfoot1976

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. K4 The strange vntraffiqu't phrases,..as of incendarie for fire,..an vnder foote abiect for a shooe or a boote.

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 454 Underfit peats, peat turf, digged beneath the foot not in the common way of cutting them of a breest.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 318 In the under-foot wheel, the horses draw by means of trace-chains and swing-tree.

1976 Eastern Evening News (Norwich) 9 Dec. Underfoot conditions at Chelmsford made it difficult for everyone.

1979 Oxf. Times (City ed.) 5 Jan. 6 They [sc. postmen] begin their round in darkness before underfoot conditions have a chance to improve.

2. Inferior, abject, low, downtrodden.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > [adjective] > suppressed

to-bentc1401

suppressed1536

trodden1545

quailed1567

overtroddena1586

underfoot1594

undertrodden1594

downtrodden1597

downtrod1598

low-broughta1599

silenced1609

overborne1611

crusheda1616

trod1638

run-down1683

trampleda1764

overtrampled1827

sat-upon1873

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. B4 Euerie vnderfoote souldior had a distenanted tunne, as Diogenes had his tub to sleepe in.

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 90 The most dejected, most underfoot and downe-trodden Vassals of Perdition.

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 17 What a stupidnes then is it, that..wee should deject our selvs to such a sluggish and underfoot Philosophy.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iii. 36/2 My Schoolmaster, a downbent, brokenhearted, underfoot martyr.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

underfootadv.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈfʊt/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈfʊt/

Forms: Also underfeet, under foot.

Etymology: under prep. 4 (compare under the foot of at foot n. and int. Phrases 1b(a), under- prefix²). Compare Middle Dutch ondervoet(e.

1. Beneath the foot or feet; on the ground:

a. With verbs. (Also in figurative use: cf. 2.) to trample or tread under foot (also †feet): to oppress, outrage, contemn. †to cast under foot: to ruin.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > [adverb] > in subjection

underhanda1000

underfootc1175

undera1400

under hatchesc1400

at underc1425

subordinate1617

society > authority > subjection > [adverb] > into subjection

underfootc1175

society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > suppress, repress, or put down

nithereOE

adweschOE

overtreadOE

quellOE

to trample or tread under foot (also feet)c1175

adauntc1325

to bear downc1330

oppressc1380

repressc1391

overyoke?a1425

quencha1425

to bear overc1425

supprisec1440

overquell?c1450

farec1460

supprime1490

downbeara1500

stanch1513

undertread1525

downtread1536

suppress1537

to set one's foot on the neck of1557

depress?a1562

overbear1565

surpress1573

trample1583

repose1663

spiflicate1749

sort1815

to trample down1853

to sit on ——1915

to clamp down1924

crack down1940

tamp1959

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > under > under the feet

underfootc1175

α.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2561 Forr ȝho tradd deofell unnderr fot. Þwerrt ut onn alle wise.

c1400 Hymns Virg. (1867) 12 To felle oure foomen vndir foote.

c1475 Mankind 199 in Macro Plays 8 Yt doth my soull myche yll, To se þe flesch prosperouse, & þe soull trodyn wnder fote.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Siii Dissention..hathe caste vnder fote..the..riches of many cities.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xxx^v Yet is not theyr authoritie so decaied herby that euery man may treade it vnder foote.

1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 v. i. 207 From thy burgonet will I rend the beare, And tread him vnderfoote with all contempt.

1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. C4^v His lockes that hang wantonly dangling, troden in durt vnder foote.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) v. ii. 127 Katerine, that Cap of yours becomes you not, Off with that bable, throw it vnderfoote.

1678 N. Wanley Wonders Little World iv. viii. § 8. 374/2 His Wife..overthrew the Table, and tumbled down all the Provision under-foot.

1700 S. L. tr. C. Schweitzer Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 308 They [elephants] would have trampl'd us under foot.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 87 He never deserted it, till both It and He were over-run, and trod under foot.

1708 T. Ward England's Reformation (1815) iv. 429 [He] Stamp'd underfoot a crucifix, As Hollanders are wont to do When on Japonian shore they go.

1802 Mrs. Guthrie Tour through Taurida 64 Instead of effecting this adhesion by the pressure of cylinders, it is done..by treading them underfoot for a few hours.

1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise ii. 349 A fair ivory image of the god That underfoot a golden serpent trod.

β. 1539 Bible (Great) Isa. xiv. 19 As a dead coarse that is troden vnder fete.a1630 F. Moryson in Shakespeare's Europe (1903) v. vi. 496 The Empire..of the Greekes..hath beene vtterly abolished, and the people haue beene troden vnderfeete.1641 J. Burroughes Sions Joy 33 They sought to cast shame upon the Saints,..trampling them underfeete as dirt.1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox 260 They trampled under feet all private considerations.1760 Impostors Detected I. ii. ii. 170 Sacred relicks trampled under feet!1857 J. G. Holland Bay-path xxix Her memory..trodden under feet by malice, prejudice, and superstition.

b. In other constructions.

ΚΠ

1599 E. Wright Voy. Earle of Cumberl. 22 in Certaine Errors Navigation Some licked with their tongues..the boardes vnder feete.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1225 Lysitheus mounting upon the boord, laied him along on the floore, and there under-foot dispatched him.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 700 Underfoot the Violet, Crocus, and Hyacinth with rich inlay Broiderd the ground.

1802 Mrs. Guthrie Tour through Taurida 203 They [sc. skins] are next worked under-feet in an infusion of oak-leaves in warm water.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xciii. 138 By night we linger'd on the lawn, For underfoot the herb was dry.

1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur i. i Dried leaves in occasional beds rustled underfoot.

c. Nautical. ‘Under the ship's bottom; said of an anchor which is dropped while she has headway’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.); also of the movement of the tide, etc. Also †to have a good etc. ship under foot (i.e. to be sailing in such a ship).

ΚΠ

1633 T. James Strange Voy. 79 This Cable had laine slacke vnder-foot.

1670 Wood in Hacke Coll. Voy. iii. (1699) 61 It must..be a bad Port in Winter, when..a Storm blows at West..and a Tide of Ebb under Foot.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 166 Running chearfully before the Wind, and with a strong Tide or Eddy under Eoot [sic].

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World x. 313 I had a pretty good ship under foot, though she made but a poor figure.

1804 Capt. Duff in Naval Chron. 15 281 We have a good comfortable ship under foot.

1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 180 The Pilot..dropped the port anchor under foot.

d. Down below; underneath; underground.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adverb] > subterranean

below1555

underground1598

below ground1617

subterraneously1764

underfoot1841

subterraneanly1859

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > low down or below

anunderOE

nethenOE

underneathc1000

beneath?c1225

theredown1297

alowc1400

belowc1400

at-lowa1500

aneath?1800

ablow1829

underfoot1886

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iii. 155 The obscure sojourn of dæmons and reprobate is under foot.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxvi. 261 Coming to the edge of the hills [we] saw the whole Carse of Stirling underfoot.

2. figurative. In (to) a state of subjection or inferiority. †to bring, have under foot: to bring into, hold in subjection.

ΚΠ

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11773 Þatt illke wise. þatt adam. I paradys wass fandedd. & brohht to grund & unnderrfot.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 33 Ȝef me warpe wið him alþe world vnder fet.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5833 For þis lond..he hit hæfde al vnder fot [c1300 Otho onder fot].

c1290 Beket 1995 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 163 Ake nolde it god þat holi churche onder fote were so.

c1300 Pilate (Harl.) 49 in F. J. Furnivall Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 112 If he þat lond chasteþ wel and bringeþ vnder fote, He worþ man wiþoute peer.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 85 Ac uirtue arereþ þane man an heȝ, and him deþ þe wordle onderuot.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 7 Tho was the vertu sett above And vice was put under fote.

1422 J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. 172 He ne holdyth hym not y-lowet ne vndyrfote of the dyssayses whyche he hathe escapid.

c1450 tr. Secreta Secret. (Royal) 3 (MED) Alexandre..helde alle londis vndir foote.

1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. ee^v She enhaunced herselfe ferre aboue the derknes of synne puttynge vnderfote thoccasyon of it.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie cxxxvi. 833 I sawe that that man was nothing vnder foote, and as for myselfe I was in extreeme neede.

a1605 (c1422) T. Hoccleve Complaint (Durh.) l. 13 in Minor Poems (1892) i. 95 Deathe vnder fote shall hym thrist adowne.

1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors III. v. 101 No, not he the man to have pity of women underfoot!

†3. Below the real or current value. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adverb] > below proper or usual value

underfoot1576

under value1608

underhand1617

at a discount1792

1576 G. Whetstone Ortchard of Repentance 11 in Rocke of Regard I bought at worst, yet sould I vnder foote, A poore increase, can spring of such a roote.

1594 Death of Usury 12 The man beeing driuen to distresse, sels his corne farre vnder foote.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 591 The very same plot of ground whereon hee was encamped, happened at the same time to be sold: not under~foot, but at the full price.

1689 R. Milward Selden's Table-talk 29 When men did let their Land underfoot, the Tenants would fight for their Landlords.

4. Quietly, secretly. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb]

stillyc1000

dernlyc1175

dernea1200

privement?c1225

hidlingsa1250

in hidela1300

in scubardisa1300

stilla1300

hidel-likea1325

privyc1330

ywryȝeliche1340

in secre wysec1374

hidinglya1382

hidlya1382

in privy1384

closea1387

secrelyc1386

stalworthlya1400

covertlyc1400

secrec1405

in hidlings1422

secretly1447

secretementc1470

in secret1474

hugger-muggera1529

in hugger-mugger1529

secret1539

underboard1548

closely1552

darkly1559

in secret wise1563

hiddenly1580

tectly1587

underwater1600

concealedly1622

underground1632

occultly1641

in petto1647

under the rosea1704

subterraneously1791

suppressedly1825

underfoot1860

1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxxxiv. 102 But it is not the same with the minor martyrdoms. A store of these is cherished under foot.

5. Of a person or persons: about one's feet, constantly (and irritatingly) present; ‘in the way’. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > [adverb] > in the way

underfoot1891

1891 Harper's Mag. June 62/1 He muttered something about children being underfoot and staring at such times.

1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xviii. 230 Kenneth Escott and she were always under foot.

1959 M. Scott White Elephant i. 3 It has been a trying month for her too, with Deryk always underfoot.

1981 ‘S. Woods’ Dearest Enemy i. 38 It's really too much of a nuisance having him always underfoot when I'm trying to prepare my own meals.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	underfoot
释义	underfootn. Brit. /ˈʌndəfʊt/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌfʊt/ Etymology: < underfoot adv. rare. The surface of the ground at the foot of a tree. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [noun] > at foot of tree underfoot1910 1910 W. De Morgan Affair of Dishonour iv. 50 This morning was no time for breakfast under the cedar trees. For all the underfoot, where grass grew, was no better than a sponge. 1959 E. Collier Three against Wilderness xxiv. 248 No flame could lick far into the forests so long as their underfoot was moist. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). underfootadj. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈfʊt/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈfʊt/ Etymology: Attributive use of underfoot adv. 1. Lying under the foot or feet. Also spec. (see quots. 1824, 1844), and applied to the state of the going in Horse Racing. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > situated or placed under > under the feet underfoot1596 subpedaneous1656 the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > condition for movement foec1400 smoothc1400 soft?1523 skelp1607 heavy1710 tender1727 severe1881 holding1891 underfoot1976 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. K4 The strange vntraffiqu't phrases,..as of incendarie for fire,..an vnder foote abiect for a shooe or a boote. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 454 Underfit peats, peat turf, digged beneath the foot not in the common way of cutting them of a breest. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 318 In the under-foot wheel, the horses draw by means of trace-chains and swing-tree. 1976 Eastern Evening News (Norwich) 9 Dec. Underfoot conditions at Chelmsford made it difficult for everyone. 1979 Oxf. Times (City ed.) 5 Jan. 6 They [sc. postmen] begin their round in darkness before underfoot conditions have a chance to improve. 2. Inferior, abject, low, downtrodden. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > [adjective] > suppressed to-bentc1401 suppressed1536 trodden1545 quailed1567 overtroddena1586 underfoot1594 undertrodden1594 downtrodden1597 downtrod1598 low-broughta1599 silenced1609 overborne1611 crusheda1616 trod1638 run-down1683 trampleda1764 overtrampled1827 sat-upon1873 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. B4 Euerie vnderfoote souldior had a distenanted tunne, as Diogenes had his tub to sleepe in. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 90 The most dejected, most underfoot and downe-trodden Vassals of Perdition. 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 17 What a stupidnes then is it, that..wee should deject our selvs to such a sluggish and underfoot Philosophy. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iii. 36/2 My Schoolmaster, a downbent, brokenhearted, underfoot martyr. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). underfootv. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈfʊt/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈfʊt/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(a). transitive. To provide with (new) footings or bases. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > put in low position [verb (transitive)] > place under > furnish with something placed beneath > provide with bases underfoot1870 1870 in J. Harland & B. Herford Baines's Hist. Lancaster (rev. ed.) II. 27 In 1815 some of the pillars of the N. aisle having given way,..they were all skilfully underfooted and restored. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). underfootadv. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈfʊt/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈfʊt/ Forms: Also underfeet, under foot. Etymology: under prep. 4 (compare under the foot of at foot n. and int. Phrases 1b(a), under- prefix²). Compare Middle Dutch ondervoet(e. 1. Beneath the foot or feet; on the ground: a. With verbs. (Also in figurative use: cf. 2.) to trample or tread under foot (also †feet): to oppress, outrage, contemn. †to cast under foot: to ruin. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > [adverb] > in subjection underhanda1000 underfootc1175 undera1400 under hatchesc1400 at underc1425 subordinate1617 society > authority > subjection > [adverb] > into subjection underfootc1175 society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > suppress, repress, or put down nithereOE adweschOE overtreadOE quellOE to trample or tread under foot (also feet)c1175 adauntc1325 to bear downc1330 oppressc1380 repressc1391 overyoke?a1425 quencha1425 to bear overc1425 supprisec1440 overquell?c1450 farec1460 supprime1490 downbeara1500 stanch1513 undertread1525 downtread1536 suppress1537 to set one's foot on the neck of1557 depress?a1562 overbear1565 surpress1573 trample1583 repose1663 spiflicate1749 sort1815 to trample down1853 to sit on ——1915 to clamp down1924 crack down1940 tamp1959 the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > under > under the feet underfootc1175 α. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2561 Forr ȝho tradd deofell unnderr fot. Þwerrt ut onn alle wise. c1400 Hymns Virg. (1867) 12 To felle oure foomen vndir foote. c1475 Mankind 199 in Macro Plays 8 Yt doth my soull myche yll, To se þe flesch prosperouse, & þe soull trodyn wnder fote. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Siii Dissention..hathe caste vnder fote..the..riches of many cities. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xxx^v Yet is not theyr authoritie so decaied herby that euery man may treade it vnder foote. 1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 v. i. 207 From thy burgonet will I rend the beare, And tread him vnderfoote with all contempt. 1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. C4^v His lockes that hang wantonly dangling, troden in durt vnder foote. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) v. ii. 127 Katerine, that Cap of yours becomes you not, Off with that bable, throw it vnderfoote. 1678 N. Wanley Wonders Little World iv. viii. § 8. 374/2 His Wife..overthrew the Table, and tumbled down all the Provision under-foot. 1700 S. L. tr. C. Schweitzer Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 308 They [elephants] would have trampl'd us under foot. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 87 He never deserted it, till both It and He were over-run, and trod under foot. 1708 T. Ward England's Reformation (1815) iv. 429 [He] Stamp'd underfoot a crucifix, As Hollanders are wont to do When on Japonian shore they go. 1802 Mrs. Guthrie Tour through Taurida 64 Instead of effecting this adhesion by the pressure of cylinders, it is done..by treading them underfoot for a few hours. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise ii. 349 A fair ivory image of the god That underfoot a golden serpent trod. β. 1539 Bible (Great) Isa. xiv. 19 As a dead coarse that is troden vnder fete.a1630 F. Moryson in Shakespeare's Europe (1903) v. vi. 496 The Empire..of the Greekes..hath beene vtterly abolished, and the people haue beene troden vnderfeete.1641 J. Burroughes Sions Joy 33 They sought to cast shame upon the Saints,..trampling them underfeete as dirt.1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox 260 They trampled under feet all private considerations.1760 Impostors Detected I. ii. ii. 170 Sacred relicks trampled under feet!1857 J. G. Holland Bay-path xxix Her memory..trodden under feet by malice, prejudice, and superstition. b. In other constructions. ΚΠ 1599 E. Wright Voy. Earle of Cumberl. 22 in Certaine Errors Navigation Some licked with their tongues..the boardes vnder feete. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1225 Lysitheus mounting upon the boord, laied him along on the floore, and there under-foot dispatched him. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 700 Underfoot the Violet, Crocus, and Hyacinth with rich inlay Broiderd the ground. View more context for this quotation 1802 Mrs. Guthrie Tour through Taurida 203 They [sc. skins] are next worked under-feet in an infusion of oak-leaves in warm water. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xciii. 138 By night we linger'd on the lawn, For underfoot the herb was dry. View more context for this quotation 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur i. i Dried leaves in occasional beds rustled underfoot. c. Nautical. ‘Under the ship's bottom; said of an anchor which is dropped while she has headway’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.); also of the movement of the tide, etc. Also †to have a good etc. ship under foot (i.e. to be sailing in such a ship). ΚΠ 1633 T. James Strange Voy. 79 This Cable had laine slacke vnder-foot. 1670 Wood in Hacke Coll. Voy. iii. (1699) 61 It must..be a bad Port in Winter, when..a Storm blows at West..and a Tide of Ebb under Foot. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 166 Running chearfully before the Wind, and with a strong Tide or Eddy under Eoot [sic]. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World x. 313 I had a pretty good ship under foot, though she made but a poor figure. 1804 Capt. Duff in Naval Chron. 15 281 We have a good comfortable ship under foot. 1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 180 The Pilot..dropped the port anchor under foot. d. Down below; underneath; underground. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adverb] > subterranean below1555 underground1598 below ground1617 subterraneously1764 underfoot1841 subterraneanly1859 the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > low down or below anunderOE nethenOE underneathc1000 beneath?c1225 theredown1297 alowc1400 belowc1400 at-lowa1500 aneath?1800 ablow1829 underfoot1886 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iii. 155 The obscure sojourn of dæmons and reprobate is under foot. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxvi. 261 Coming to the edge of the hills [we] saw the whole Carse of Stirling underfoot. 2. figurative. In (to) a state of subjection or inferiority. †to bring, have under foot: to bring into, hold in subjection. ΚΠ c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11773 Þatt illke wise. þatt adam. I paradys wass fandedd. & brohht to grund & unnderrfot. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 33 Ȝef me warpe wið him alþe world vnder fet. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5833 For þis lond..he hit hæfde al vnder fot [c1300 Otho onder fot]. c1290 Beket 1995 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 163 Ake nolde it god þat holi churche onder fote were so. c1300 Pilate (Harl.) 49 in F. J. Furnivall Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 112 If he þat lond chasteþ wel and bringeþ vnder fote, He worþ man wiþoute peer. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 85 Ac uirtue arereþ þane man an heȝ, and him deþ þe wordle onderuot. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 7 Tho was the vertu sett above And vice was put under fote. 1422 J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. 172 He ne holdyth hym not y-lowet ne vndyrfote of the dyssayses whyche he hathe escapid. c1450 tr. Secreta Secret. (Royal) 3 (MED) Alexandre..helde alle londis vndir foote. 1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. ee^v She enhaunced herselfe ferre aboue the derknes of synne puttynge vnderfote thoccasyon of it. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie cxxxvi. 833 I sawe that that man was nothing vnder foote, and as for myselfe I was in extreeme neede. a1605 (c1422) T. Hoccleve Complaint (Durh.) l. 13 in Minor Poems (1892) i. 95 Deathe vnder fote shall hym thrist adowne. 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors III. v. 101 No, not he the man to have pity of women underfoot! †3. Below the real or current value. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adverb] > below proper or usual value underfoot1576 under value1608 underhand1617 at a discount1792 1576 G. Whetstone Ortchard of Repentance 11 in Rocke of Regard I bought at worst, yet sould I vnder foote, A poore increase, can spring of such a roote. 1594 Death of Usury 12 The man beeing driuen to distresse, sels his corne farre vnder foote. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 591 The very same plot of ground whereon hee was encamped, happened at the same time to be sold: not under~foot, but at the full price. 1689 R. Milward Selden's Table-talk 29 When men did let their Land underfoot, the Tenants would fight for their Landlords. 4. Quietly, secretly. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb] stillyc1000 dernlyc1175 dernea1200 privement?c1225 hidlingsa1250 in hidela1300 in scubardisa1300 stilla1300 hidel-likea1325 privyc1330 ywryȝeliche1340 in secre wysec1374 hidinglya1382 hidlya1382 in privy1384 closea1387 secrelyc1386 stalworthlya1400 covertlyc1400 secrec1405 in hidlings1422 secretly1447 secretementc1470 in secret1474 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 secret1539 underboard1548 closely1552 darkly1559 in secret wise1563 hiddenly1580 tectly1587 underwater1600 concealedly1622 underground1632 occultly1641 in petto1647 under the rosea1704 subterraneously1791 suppressedly1825 underfoot1860 1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxxxiv. 102 But it is not the same with the minor martyrdoms. A store of these is cherished under foot. 5. Of a person or persons: about one's feet, constantly (and irritatingly) present; ‘in the way’. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > [adverb] > in the way underfoot1891 1891 Harper's Mag. June 62/1 He muttered something about children being underfoot and staring at such times. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xviii. 230 Kenneth Escott and she were always under foot. 1959 M. Scott White Elephant i. 3 It has been a trying month for her too, with Deryk always underfoot. 1981 ‘S. Woods’ Dearest Enemy i. 38 It's really too much of a nuisance having him always underfoot when I'm trying to prepare my own meals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1910adj.1594v.1870adv.c1175
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underfootn.

underfootadj.

underfootv.

underfootadv.