loude

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noun

Sound.

OriginMiddle English loude ← Old English hlȳd ← Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō →
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Meanings

nounloude (plural loudes)

plural loudes · alternative lood · alternative luid

  1. obsoleteSound.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlew-“to hear”
  2. Proto-Germanic*hlūdijō“sound”
  3. Old Englishhlȳd“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”
  4. Middle Englishloude
  5. Englishloude

From Middle English loude, lude, from Old English hlȳd (“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Scots lood, luid (“sound, noise, tone, voice”), West Frisian lûd (“sound, voice, vote, say”), Dutch geluid (“sound”), German Laut (“sound”), Swedish ljud (“sound”), Icelandic hljóð (“sound”).

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Duloe
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APA

loude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loude

MLA

“loude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loude. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loude,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loude.

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