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herald

SubstantivVerbSubstantivin Dialogen belegt

  • Vereinigte Staaten//ˈhɛɹəld//
  • Australien//ˈheɹəld//
  • Schottland//ˈhɛɾəld//

A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

Substantiv

  1. 1

    A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

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

  2. 2

    A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

    Daffodils are heralds of Spring.

  3. 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. 4

    A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.

  5. 5

    A handbill consisting of an advertisement.

Herkunft

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.

Verb

  1. 1

    übertragenTo proclaim or announce an event.

    Daffodils herald the Spring.

    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.

    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.

  2. 2

    To greet something with excitement; to hail.

    The film was heralded by critics.

Substantiv

  1. 1

    Variante von hareldAlternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”).

Formen

Plural
heralds
Präteritum
heralded
Partizip II
heralded
Partizip I
heralding
3. Person Singular
heralds
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