Laud
//lɔd// name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Glorification or praise. countable, uncountable
"So doo vvell and thou ſhalt have laude of the ſame (that is to ſaye of the ruler) […]"
- 2 Hymn of praise. countable, uncountable
- 3 A prayer service following matins. countable, in-plural, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To praise; to glorify. intransitive, transitive
"And hys mought was opened immediatly / and hys tonge / and he ſpake lawdynge god."
- 2 praise, glorify, or honor wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana, United States.
Example
More examples"People often laud Christopher Columbus for all the lands that he discovered, but most are completely unaware of his numerous under-the-sea discoveries."
Etymology
From Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed.
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