erthequake
Middle English
Alternative forms
- erþequake, erþe quaque
- erthe qwake (Late Middle English)
- eorþe-quake (West Midlands)
Etymology
From erthe (“earth”) + quaken (“to shake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːrð(ə)ˌkwaːk(ə)/, /ˈɛːrð(ə)ˌkwaːk(ə)/, /ˈɛrð(ə)ˌkwaːk(ə)/
Noun
erthequake (plural erthequakes)
- An earthquake (shaking of the ground)
- Synonyms: erthe dyne, erthe quave, erthe schakynge
Descendants
- English: earthquake
- → Scots: earthquake
- Middle Scots: erdquake
- >? Scots: yirdquauk
References
- “ē̆rthe, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.