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herald

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"Announce"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɛɹəld/Part of speech verb, nounSorted adehlrStarts with HEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Person or sign that announces, praises, or signals something.

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.
  • Daffodils are heralds of Spring.
  • Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.

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