See also: Hlude

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From hlūd +‎ -e

Adverb

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hlūde

  1. loudly
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"
      Eft embe geara ymbrynum hé wearð on his fulluhte on þysum dæge middangearde geswutelod, ðaða se Halga Gást, on culfran hīwe, uppon him gereste, and þæs Fæder stemn of heofenum hlūde swegde, þus cweðende, "Þes is min leofa Sunu, þe me wél licað; gehyrað him."
      Again, after a course of years, he was, at his baptism, manifested to the world, when the Holy Ghost, in likeness of a dove, rested upon him, and the voice of the Father sounded loudly from heaven, thus saying, "This is my beloved Son who well pleaseth me; obey him."
  2. out loud
Descendants
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  • Middle English: loude (merged with hlūd)

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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hlūde

  1. inflection of hlūd:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong neuter instrumental singular
    3. strong masculine/feminine nominative/accusative plural
    4. weak neuter nominative/accusative singular