Meaning

5 senses
  1. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

    The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.

    Herold, Bote

    ве́стникvéstnik

    (formal) a person who announces important news

  2. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

    Daffodils and robins are heralds of Spring.

    Verkündiger

    геро́льдgerólʹd

  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.

    Wappenherold, Wappenausleger

  4. A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.

    Motte

  5. A handbill consisting of an advertisement.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. The revolution heralded a new era.

    deDie Revolution läutete eine neue Ära ein.

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  2. The black sky heralded an impending storm.

    deDer schwarze Himmel kündigte einen sich zusammenbrauenden Sturm an.

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  3. The vernal heralds chirp and make their nests.

    deDie Frühlingsboten zwitschern und bauen ihre Nester.

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  4. The fireworks display heralds the end of the festival.

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  5. It was the lark, the herald of the morn, no nightingale.

    deEs war die Lerche, Botin des Morgens, keine Nachtigall.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a messenger, especially one bringing important news:
a harbinger giving signs of things to come:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
a messenger, especially one bringing important news:
a harbinger giving signs of things to come:
an official whose speciality is heraldry:
moth:

Origin

From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud

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.

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Forms

plural: heralds
Singularherald
Pluralheralds

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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