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
    • 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.
    Æfter þǣre eorðbeofunge man eft ġetimbrede þā burg.
    They rebuilt the town after the earthquake.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

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

Synonyms

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