This is the 10908th most frequent Swedish word.
ljöd
"Ljöd" means "sounded" or "made a sound" in English.
In this case, 'ljöd' narrates the action of the clock emiting its sound. It's used in the past tense for describing audible events.
Klockans slag ljöd i natten.
The chime of the clock sounded in the night.
In this sentence, 'ljöd' is used to describe the sound made by the bird. It's a past tense form of the verb 'ljuda', meaning 'to sound'.
Fågelns sång ljöd genom skogen.
The bird's song sounded through the forest.
Here, 'ljöd' is used to describe how his voice was noticeable and defining. It grammatically serves as a descriptive verb indicating emitted sound.