A rare or archaic variant of 'herald,' possibly from German or Dutch influences.
Possibly derived from Old French 'heraut' with Germanic influence, appearing in English texts during periods of cross-cultural contact; this is an extremely rare variant.
This word shows how contact between languages—English, French, German—created multiple versions of the same word as merchants and nobles traveled between kingdoms.
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