English Online Dictionary. What means herald? What does herald mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹəld/
- Rhymes: -ɛɹəld
- Homophone: Harold (Mary–marry–merry merger)
Etymology 1
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, Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.
Noun
herald (plural heralds)
- A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
- Synonym: bode
- A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
- (heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms
- Synonym: pursuivant
- (entomology) A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
- (advertising) A handbill consisting of an advertisement.
Derived terms
Related terms
- heraldic
- heraldry
Translations
Verb
herald (third-person singular simple present heralds, present participle heralding, simple past and past participle heralded)
- (transitive) To proclaim or announce an event.
- Synonyms: disclose, make known; see also Thesaurus:announce
- (transitive, usually passive) To greet something with excitement; to hail.
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
herald (plural heralds)
- Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”)
Anagrams
- -hedral, Erdahl, Hadler, Halder, hardel, hareld, harled
Catalan
Noun
herald m (plural heralds)
- herald (messenger)
Romanian
Alternative forms
- erold, arold — obsolete
Etymology
Cf. German Herold, Italian araldo.
Noun
herald m (plural heralzi)
- deputy in charge of various tasks in medieval courts
Declension
References
- herald in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)