laud

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Glorification or praise.

   So doo vvell and thou ſhalt have laude of the ſame (that is to ſaye of the ruler) […]

2. 2
   verb

   To praise; to glorify.

   And hys mought was opened immediatly / and hys tonge / and he ſpake lawdynge god.

3. 3
   verb

   praise, glorify, or honor

4. 4
   noun

   Hymn of praise.

5. 5
   noun

   A prayer service following matins.

6. 6
   name

   A surname.

7. 7
   name

   An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana, United States.

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.