erthe schakynge

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === erþe schakynge, ertheschakyng, erth-sakynge === 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 An earthquake (shaking of the ground) Synonyms: erthe dyne, erthequake, (chiefly East Anglia) erthe quave ==== Descendants ==== English: earth shaking, earth-shaking, earthshaking >? Middle Scots: erdschaking (possibly calqued from Early Modern English) ==== References ==== “ē̆rthe, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.