ÀU The letter combination àu appears in a few words, typically past tense forms of verbs. It represents the sound /aʊ/. E.g. loud -> làud /laʊd/ aloud -> alàud /əˈlaʊd/ She found it -> Sie fàund it /ʃi faʊnd ɪt/ He wound it up -> Hie ɯàund it up /hi waʊnd ɪt əp/ We ground the beans -> Uie gràund þe biens /wi graʊnd ðə binz/