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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative härold härolden härolder härolderna
Genitive härolds häroldens härolders häroldernas

References
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