härold

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish härold, from Old French herault (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz (see Harald and Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz), a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hɛːrɔld/

Noun

härold c

  1. a herald, a messenger

Declension

Declension of härold
nominative genitive
singular indefinite härold härolds
definite härolden häroldens
plural indefinite härolder härolders
definite härolderna häroldernas

References

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