eorþbeofung

Old English

Alternative forms

• eorþbifung

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

Declension of eorþbeofung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	eorþbeofung	eorþbeofunga, eorþbeofunge
accusative	eorþbeofunge	eorþbeofunga, eorþbeofunge
genitive	eorþbeofunge	eorþbeofunga
dative	eorþbeofunge	eorþbeofungum

Synonyms

• eorþdyne
• eorþhrērnes
• eorþstyren
• eorþstyrenes
• eorþstyrung