earth-shakern.

Brit.

/ˈəːθˌʃeɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈərθˌʃeɪkər/

Forms: also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: earth n.¹, shaker n.

Etymology: < earth n.¹ + shaker n., after various Latin and Greek epithets of Neptune (Poseidon), e.g. classical Latin Ennosigaeus (compare quot. 1647) and its etymon ancient Greek ἐννοσίγαιος, and also ancient Greek ἐνοσίχθων (compare quot. 1932). Compare earth-shaking adj.In quot. 1580 after post-classical Latin terriquassor, lit. ‘earth-shaker’ and tellurimotor, lit. ‘earth mover’, both used in early modern sources (1548 or earlier) to gloss ancient Greek epithets of Neptune, including ἐννοσίγαιος and ἐνοσίχθων (compare above and also discussion at earth-shaking adj.).

Classical Mythology.

With the. (A name for) Poseidon or Neptune, the god of earthquakes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Neptune

NeptuneOE

earth-shaker1580

tridentifer1600

circler of the earth?1611

trident-bearer1749

water monarch1785

trident-swayer1904

1580 A. Fleming tr. F. Nausea Bright Burning Beacon sig. B3 Herevpon Neptune had his name, to be called Terriquasso [sic], and Tellurimotor, Earth shaker.

1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 184 Th' earth-shaker Neptune [L. Ennosigaeum].

1727 W. Harte Poems Several Occasions 131 Immortal steed! whom first th' earth-shaker's hand Tam'd to the lash.

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. i. 76 The mighty Poseidon, the earth-shaker and the ruler of the sea.

1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) I. 321 The earth-shaker Poseidon, the sea god, appears as a subordinate in many scenes, and as a protagonist in others.

1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer Odyssey (new ed.) v. 79 Poseidon the earth-shaker [Gk. Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων] heaped up against him a wave of waves.

1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor ii. viii. 184 A very Virgil for companion, and the Earth-Shaker himself for ferrymaster to this Elysium!

1999 Classical Q. New Ser. 49 1 Antilochus must touch his horses and swear by the Earthshaker.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earth-shaker
释义	earth-shakern. Brit. /ˈəːθˌʃeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈərθˌʃeɪkər/ Forms: also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: earth n.¹, shaker n. Etymology: < earth n.¹ + shaker n., after various Latin and Greek epithets of Neptune (Poseidon), e.g. classical Latin Ennosigaeus (compare quot. 1647) and its etymon ancient Greek ἐννοσίγαιος, and also ancient Greek ἐνοσίχθων (compare quot. 1932). Compare earth-shaking adj.In quot. 1580 after post-classical Latin terriquassor, lit. ‘earth-shaker’ and tellurimotor, lit. ‘earth mover’, both used in early modern sources (1548 or earlier) to gloss ancient Greek epithets of Neptune, including ἐννοσίγαιος and ἐνοσίχθων (compare above and also discussion at earth-shaking adj.). Classical Mythology. With the. (A name for) Poseidon or Neptune, the god of earthquakes. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Neptune NeptuneOE earth-shaker1580 tridentifer1600 circler of the earth?1611 trident-bearer1749 water monarch1785 trident-swayer1904 1580 A. Fleming tr. F. Nausea Bright Burning Beacon sig. B3 Herevpon Neptune had his name, to be called Terriquasso [sic], and Tellurimotor, Earth shaker. 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 184 Th' earth-shaker Neptune [L. Ennosigaeum]. 1727 W. Harte Poems Several Occasions 131 Immortal steed! whom first th' earth-shaker's hand Tam'd to the lash. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. i. 76 The mighty Poseidon, the earth-shaker and the ruler of the sea. 1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) I. 321 The earth-shaker Poseidon, the sea god, appears as a subordinate in many scenes, and as a protagonist in others. 1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer Odyssey (new ed.) v. 79 Poseidon the earth-shaker [Gk. Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων] heaped up against him a wave of waves. 1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor ii. viii. 184 A very Virgil for companion, and the Earth-Shaker himself for ferrymaster to this Elysium! 1999 Classical Q. New Ser. 49 1 Antilochus must touch his horses and swear by the Earthshaker. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1580
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