Germanic *hlūd (“loud, famous”). IPA(key): /xluːd/, [l̥uːd] hlūd (superlative <span class="searchmatch">hlūdast</span>) loud Declension of hlūd — Strong Declension of hlūd — Weak stille hlūde...
force, power, glory c. 950, Maxims II, Lines 4-5 [...] þunar byð þragum <span class="searchmatch">hludast</span>. Þrymmas syndan Cristes myccle. Wyrd byð swiðost, winter byð cealdost [...