erthe schakynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From erthe (“earth”) +‎ schakynge (“shaking”) as a calque of Latin terraemotus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːrð(ə)ˌʃaːkinɡ(ə)/, /ˈɛːrð(ə)ˌʃaːkinɡ(ə)/, /ˈɛrð(ə)ˌʃaːkinɡ(ə)/

Noun

erthe schakynge

  1. An earthquake (shaking of the ground)
    Synonyms: erthe dyne, erthequake, erthe quave

Descendants

  • English: earth shaking, earth-shaking, earthshaking
  • >? Middle Scots: erdschaking (possibly calqued from Early Modern English)

References

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