cowtherv.
Variant or quither whither v. Obsolete, to tremble, to be ‘all of a shake’.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver > with cold, infirmity, or emotion
quakeOE
shiverc1250
shakea1398
totterc1400
cowther1599
earn1611
frill1671
to shake out1843
1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 73 Plautus in his Rudens bringeth in fishermen cowthring and quaking.
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