eorþbeofung

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *erþubibungu. Cognate with Old Frisian erthbivinge, Old Saxon erđbiƀunga, Old Dutch *erthbivunga, Old High German erdbibunga. Equivalent to eorþe (“earth”) +‎ beofung (“shaking”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜orθˌbe͜o.funɡ/, [ˈe͜orˠðˌbe͜o.vuŋɡ]

Noun

eorþbeofung f

  1. earthquake
    Synonyms: eorþdyne, eorþhrērnes, eorþstyren, eorþstyrenes, eorþstyrung
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs III hunde wintra ⁊ LXXVI, wæs in Achie eorþbeofung, ⁊ twā byriġ, Ebora ⁊ Elice, on eorþan besuncon.
      Three hundred seventy-six years after the city of Rome was built, there was an earthquake in Achaea and two cities, Ebora and Helice, sunk into the ground.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative eorþbeofung eorþbeofunga, eorþbeofunge
accusative eorþbeofunge eorþbeofunga, eorþbeofunge
genitive eorþbeofunge eorþbeofunga
dative eorþbeofunge eorþbeofungum
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