eorþstyrung

Old English

Etymology

From eorþe (“earth”) +‎ styrung (“stirring”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜orθˌsty.runɡ/, [ˈe͜orˠθˌsty.ruŋɡ]

Noun

eorþstyrung f

  1. earthquake
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Efne þā on middere nihte wearþ myċel eorþstyrung, and godes enċġel flēah fǣrlīċe tō þām cwearterne...
      Behold! then, at midnight, there was a great earthquake, and the angel of god flew suddenly to the prison...
    Synonym: eorþbeofung

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative eorþstyrung eorþstyrunga, eorþstyrunge
accusative eorþstyrunge eorþstyrunga, eorþstyrunge
genitive eorþstyrunge eorþstyrunga
dative eorþstyrunge eorþstyrungum
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