lude

[ lood ]

/ lud /

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

First recorded in 1975–80; by shortening

A Spanish epitaph reads:47 "Eat, drink, enjoy thyself, follow me" (es bibe lude veni).
The Common People of Ancient Rome|Frank Frost Abbott
The Comte du Lude then came forward with his customary 'sang-froid', and begged the exorcists to perform before him.
Cinq Mars, Complete|Alfred de Vigny
This Lamont harp was taken by a lady of that family from Argyleshire about 1460, on her marriage into the family of Lude.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various
De Lude is not a man to burn his fingers twice with the same chestnut.
Lord Montagu's Page|G. P. R. James

Poor Mme. du Lude is again attacked with gout in the breast and feet; she suffers much.
The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr|Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon

lude

[ lōōd ]

A pill or tablet that contains the drug methaqualone.