Herold

German

Etymology

14th century, from Middle High German heralt, from Old French héraut and its latinisation Medieval Latin heraldus, from Proto-West Germanic *heriwald. See herald for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheːrɔlt/, [ˈheː.ʁɔlt]

• Audio:

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Noun

Herold m (strong, genitive Herolds or Heroldes, plural Herolde)

1. herald (ruler's messenger)

   Synonyms: Fürstenbote, Bote, Ausrufer

Declension

Declension of Herold [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Herold	die	Herolde
genitive	eines	des	Herolds, Heroldes	der	Herolde
dative	einem	dem	Herold, Herolde1	den	Herolden
accusative	einen	den	Herold	die	Herolde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Heraldik
• heraldisch
• Heroldsamt
• Heroldsliteratur

 

Related terms

• Harald
• Heer
• walten
• Walter