laud, laude

[O. Sp. laude; Ital. laude, lode; Lat. laudem, acc us. of laus praise.] [LAUD, at Pradeepaid, honorable mention, glory. "So do well and thou shalt haue laude of the same (that is to say, of the ruler)."- Tyndall : Works , p. 111. 2. Praise, thankful adoration. " Laud be to heaven." Shakesp.: Henry IV ., Pt . II . , iii. 3. 3. That part of divine worship which consists of praise. 4. A song of praise; a hymn. "She chanted snatches of old lauds ." 5. Pl .: [MATINS.] Shakesp.: Hamlet, iv. 7. (Quarto.) lâud, *laude, v . t . [Lat. laudo =to praise, from laus (gen it. laud is )=praise; Ital. laudare : O. Sp. laudar ; Fr. louer ; Port. louvar .] To praise, to celebrate, to commend. "If thou laudest and joyest any wight." Chaucer: Testament of Love , bk. i.