Old English · noun
eorþbeofung
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈe͜orθˌbe͜o.funɡ/[ˈe͜orˠðˌbe͜o.vuŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈe͜orθ · ˌbe͜o · funɡ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- earthquake
Meaning
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earthquake
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.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eorþbeofung | eorþbeofungaeorþbeofunge |
| Accusative | eorþbeofunge | eorþbeofungaeorþbeofunge |
| Genitive | eorþbeofunge | eorþbeofunga |
| Dative | eorþbeofunge | eorþbeofungum |
All forms (4)
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”).
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