eldertongue

Old English · adjective

hlude

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxluː.de/
[ˈl̥uː.de]
Syllables
ˈxluː · de (2 syllables)

hlude1 · adjective · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of hlūd:; strong feminine accusative singular

  2. inflection of hlūd:; strong neuter instrumental singular

  3. inflection of hlūd:; strong masculine/feminine nominative/accusative plural

  4. inflection of hlūd:; weak neuter nominative/accusative singular

  5. Inflected form of hlūd

hlude2 · adverb

Senses

  1. loudly

    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."

    c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"
  2. out loud

Etymology

From hlūd + -e.

Descendants

loud

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