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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.
Noun
herald (plural heralds)
- A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.
- A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
Daffodils are heralds of Spring.
- (heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.
Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.
- (entomology) A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
- (advertising) A handbill consisting of an advertisement.
1951 February 24, Billboard, page 52:New this season will be a 20-sheet poster depicting 21 K-M elephants parading to local Chevrolet agencies. Deal calls for use of the 20-sheet on poster panels where the auto agency has space allotment. Smaller versions of the same art also will be used.
Circulation of Kelly-Miller heralds, which last season averaged between 5,000 and 6,000 copies per stand, will be in for one of the greatest boosts this year.
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a messenger, especially one bringing important news
- Albanian: lajmëtar (sq) m
- Bulgarian: пра́теник (bg) m (prátenik)
- Burmese: သံတော်ဆင့် (my) (samtauhcang.)
- Catalan: herald m
- Danish: herold c
- Dutch: heraut (nl) m
- Egyptian: (wḥm)
- Finnish: sanansaattaja (fi)
- French: héraut (fr) m
- German: Herold (de) m, Bote (de) m
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 m (spilla)
- Greek: κήρυκας (el) m (kírykas), αγγελιοφόρος (el) m or f (angeliofóros)
- Ancient: κῆρυξ m (kêrux)
- Indonesian: bentara (id)
- Irish: aralt m, bolscaire m
- Italian: araldo (it) m, messaggero (it) m, messo (it) m, banditore (it) m, corriere (it) m
- Japanese: 使者 (ja) (ししゃ, shisha), 布告者 (ふこくしゃ, fukokusha), 告知者 (こうちしゃ, kōchisha), 伝令官 (でんれいかん, denreikan), ヘラルド (herarudo)
- Latin: praecō m
- Macedonian: гла́сник m (glásnik), пра́теник m (prátenik)
- Maori: kaiwaewae, karere, pūrahorua
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: проповѣдьникъ m (propovědĭnikŭ)
- Old English: ār m
- Persian: جلویز (fa) (jalviz)
- Portuguese: arauto (pt) m, mensageiro (pt)
- Romanian: mesager (ro) m, trimis (ro) m, sol (ro) m
- Russian: ве́стник (ru) m (véstnik)
- Spanish: heraldo (es)
- Swedish: härold (sv) c
- Turkish: haberci (tr)
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a harbinger giving signs of things to come
- Armenian: բանբեր (hy) (banber)
- Bulgarian: вестител m (vestitel)
- Catalan: herald m
- Dutch: aankondiger (nl) m, verkondiger m
- Esperanto: heroldo
- Finnish: airut (fi), tuoja (fi), merkki (fi)
- French: (please verify) annonciateur (fr) m, (please verify) signe avant-coureur m
- German: Verkündiger m
- Greek: πρόδρομος (el) m (pródromos), προάγγελος (el) m (proángelos)
- Italian: foriero (it) m, precursore (it) m, premonitore m, annunciatore (it) m
- Japanese: 前触れ (ja) (まえぶれ, maebure)
- Macedonian: гласник m (glasnik), весник m (vesnik), предвесник m (predvesnik)
- Maori: kawainga
- Polish: herold (pl) m
- Portuguese: arauto (pt)
- Romanian: mesager (ro) m, herald (ro) m, vestitor (ro) m
- Russian: геро́льд (ru) m (gerólʹd)
- Serbo-Croatian: glasnik (sh), vesnik (sh)
- Spanish: heraldo (es) m
- Turkish: haberci (tr), resul (tr)
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an official whose speciality is heraldry
Verb
herald (third-person singular simple present heralds, present participle heralding, simple past and past participle heralded)
- (transitive) To proclaim or announce an event.
Daffodils herald the Spring.
2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67:Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century.
- (transitive, usually passive) To greet something with excitement; to hail.
The film was heralded by critics.
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Etymology 2
Noun
herald (plural heralds)
- Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”)
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Catalan
Noun
herald m (plural heralds)
- herald (messenger)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English herald.
Noun
herald m (plural heralzi)
- herald
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