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herald en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛɹəld/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈheɹəld/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (US) audio
• /ˈhɛɾəld/ (Scotland, Wales)

Etymology

From Latin heraldus, 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”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.

Meanings

1. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
   • The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.
2. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
   • Daffodils and robins are heralds of Spring.
3. 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.
4. A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
5. A handbill consisting of an advertisement.
   • 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. 1951 February 24, Billboard, page 52:

Forms

Deriveds

heraldship · heraldist · herald patch · herald moth · heraldess · coherald · heraldy

Relateds

heraldry · heraldic

Synonyms

pursuivant · bode

Translations (109)

pt arauto (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · sv härold (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · it premonitore (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ro herald (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · la praecō (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · fi heraldikko (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · my သံတော်ဆင့် (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · de Bote (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · fr héraldesse (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · es heraldo (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · hy բանբեր (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · tr resul (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ro trimis (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ro mesager (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · sh glasnik (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ja ヘラルド (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · it messaggero (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ja 告知者 (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · fr héraut (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · es heraldo (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · mk весник (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · mi kaiwaewae (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · fa پیک (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · de Motte (moth) · fi airut (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · sq lajmëtar (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · mk пра́теник (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · de Verkündiger (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · mi pūrahorua (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · nl aankondiger (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · pl szczerbówka (moth) · ja ヘラルド (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · sv härold (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · it precursore (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · mi kawainga (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · mk хералд (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · de Wappenausleger (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · fa جلویز (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ro sol (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ang ār (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · el αγγελιοφόρος (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · es heraldo (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · fr découpure (moth) · it foriero (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · pt mensageiro (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · id bentara (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · it annunciatore (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · grc κῆρυξ (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ru геро́льд (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · mk предвесник (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · egy wHm-m (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · nl heraut (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ar بَشِير (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ro mesager (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · tr haberci (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · fi liuskayökkönen (moth) · eo heroldo (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ja 伝令官 (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · bg пра́теник (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · el πρόδρομος (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ja 前触れ (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ca herald (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · el κήρυκας (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · got 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · nl verkondiger (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · mk гла́сник (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · my သံတော်ဆင့် (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · fi sanansaattaja (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ja 布告者 (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · da herold (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ro herald (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · pl herold (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ja 使者 (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · tr güve (moth) · pt arauto (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · bg вестител (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · fi merkki (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · mi karere (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ca herald (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · fr héraut (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · id bentara (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · de Wappenherold (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · it araldo (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ga aralt (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · it araldo (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · de Herold (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · pt arauto (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · el οικοσημολόγος (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · fr héraldesse (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · it banditore (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ota خبرجی (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · cu проповѣдьникъ (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ru ве́стник (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · fa قاصد (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ro vestitor (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ja 使者 (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · sh vesnik (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ota مژدهجی (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ja 布告者 (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · sv heraldiker (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · fi tuoja (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ga bolscaire (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · mk гласник (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · ga aralt (an official whose speciality is heraldry) · el προάγγελος (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) · it messo (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · tr haberci (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · it corriere (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) · ar مُبَشِّر (a messenger, especially one bringing important news)

herald en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛɹəld/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈheɹəld/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (US) audio
• /ˈhɛɾəld/ (Scotland, Wales)

Etymology

From Latin heraldus, 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”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.

Meanings

1. (figuratively, often, transitive) To proclaim or announce an event.
   • 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. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67:
   • Then, some five miles north of Bolna, the entry into the Arctic is heralded by a long blast on the whistle of the engine. The Arctic Circle is marked by a sign on the east side of the line. 1957 August 14, H. A. Vallance, “By Rail to the Norwegian Arctic”, in Railway Magazine, page 574:
   • Daffodils herald the Spring.
2. (passive, transitive, usually) To greet something with excitement; to hail.
   • The film was heralded by critics.

Forms

Deriveds

heralder · unheralded

Synonyms

make known · declare · impart · herald · blare · promulge · proclaim · make known · disclose · announce · publish · promulgate · disclose · forerun

Translations (19)

mk предвестува (announce) · bg възвестявам (announce) · tr müjdelemek (announce) · es anunciar (announce) · de verkünden (announce) · tr haber vermek (announce) · ro anunța (announce) · fr annoncer (announce) · nl inluiden (announce) · it annunciare (announce) · ru предвещать (announce) · mi ārahi (announce) · nl verkondigen (announce) · mk навестува (announce) · ota مژدهلمك (announce) · nl aankondigen (announce) · nb innvarsle (announce) · it proclamare (announce) · el προαναγγέλλω (announce)

herald en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛɹəld/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈheɹəld/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (US) audio
• /ˈhɛɾəld/ (Scotland, Wales)

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”).
   alt of hareld

Forms