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herald

noun
/ˈhɛɹ.əld/

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.

  1. derived from *ker-✻ — “army”
  2. derived from *harjawaldaz✻
  3. derived from *heriwald✻
  4. derived from heraut
  5. derived from heraud
  6. inherited from herald
  7. derived from heraldus

Definitions

  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 are heralds of Spring.

  3. An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant…

    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. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.

    2. A handbill consisting of an advertisement.

    3. To 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.

    4. To greet something with excitement

      To greet something with excitement; to hail.

      • The film was heralded by critics.

    5. Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”).

    6. A surname.

    7. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

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Derived

coherald, heraldess, heraldist, herald moth, herald patch, heraldship, heraldy, heralder, unheralded

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at herald. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at herald. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at herald

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA