erthe quave

• erdequave, erdqwave, erthe-quawe, erthqwave, erþe qwave

From erthe (“earth”) +‎ quaven (“to shake”) as a calque of Latin terraemotus.

Forms with /d/ are influenced by erd (“homeland, earth”).

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

erthe quave (plural erthe quaves)

1. (chiefly East Anglia) An earthquake (shaking of the ground)

   Synonyms: erthe dyne, erthequake, erthe schakynge

• “ē̆rd, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “ē̆rthe, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.