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Old English · adjective

hlud

Normalised hlūd

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/xluːd/
[l̥uːd]
Syllables
xluːd (1 syllable)
Modern English
loud

Meaning

  1. loud

    Nis mīn sele swīġe, ne iċ sylfa hlūd ymb unc… dryht sċōp sīþ ætsomne.

    My hall isn't still, nor I am myself loud about the two of us… the crowd made a path together.

    c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 85:

Declension

Strong declension of hlud
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hlūdhlūdhlūd
Accusative hlūdnehlūdehlūd
Genitive hlūdeshlūdrehlūdes
Dative hlūdumhlūdrehlūdum
Instrumental hlūdehlūdrehlūde
Plural
Nominative hlūdehlūdahlūdehlūd
Accusative hlūdehlūdahlūdehlūd
Genitive hlūdrahlūdrahlūdra
Dative hlūdumhlūdumhlūdum
Instrumental hlūdumhlūdumhlūdum
Weak declension of hlud
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hlūdahlūdehlūde
Accusative hlūdanhlūdanhlūde
Genitive hlūdanhlūdanhlūdan
Dative hlūdanhlūdanhlūdan
Instrumental hlūdanhlūdanhlūdan
Plural
Nominative hlūdanhlūdanhlūdan
Accusative hlūdanhlūdanhlūdan
Genitive hlūdrahlūdenahlūdrahlūdenahlūdrahlūdena
Dative hlūdumhlūdumhlūdum
Instrumental hlūdumhlūdumhlūdum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlūd (“loud, famous”).

Descendants

loud

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