härold

Swedish

Alternative forms

• hærold (archaic)

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

• härold in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)