ague vs quake

ague

noun
  • A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold. 

  • The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever 

  • An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits. 

verb
  • To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit. 

quake

noun
  • A trembling or shaking. 

  • An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force. 

verb
  • To tremble or shake. 

  • To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble. 

How often have the words ague and quake occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )