A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1375, 1456-1699
[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
Her(r)ald, Herauld, Her(r)old, n. Also: herhald; (heroauld), herawld, herault; hereald, heirauld, hearald, Hereȝeld, (erron.).[ME. hera(u)lt, her(r)ald (15th c.), herauld (c 1384), OF. herault, med. L. heraldus. Cf. Herrod and Harrald.] A herald.(a) 1375 Barb. xii. 371 (E).
Throw out the ost than gart thai ga Heraldis, to make a crye 1474 Treasurer's Accounts I. 61.
For iiij cotis of armez for the heraldis 1507 Edinb. B. Ct. Bk. 7.
Cristiane Dowglas the spous of Lyon herhald 1531 Bell. Boece II. 471.
Quhen the herald of Ingland had blasonit this Erle David, for ane vailyeant … knicht c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 440.
No man … preissit to cum within the grene, Bot heraldis and the campiounis kene 1570 Leslie 94.
Thair was herrald [sic] send one euery syd and the day of the battell appointit(b) 1456 Hay II. 43/31.
Herauldis and kingis of armes and menstralis war rewardit 1554 Treasurer's Accounts X. 266.
All officers of armes to compeir befoir the Lyoun Heroauld 1569 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries VI. 52.
To my L. buriall … : for ane paper of preynis to buisk the herauldis 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 104.
The herauldis, maisseris, trumpetouris, and swescheouris 1600 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 42 b.
To the herauldis … passand with displayit coittis c1650 Spalding II. 389.
Thair cumis wp to the scaffold tua herauldis in thair cotarmes 1689 Acts XII. 66/1.
The heraulds who denunced the viscount of Dundee at the mercat cross(c) 1474 Treasurer's Accounts I. 27.
A gowne … gevin to the hereald of Inglande 1570 Leslie 74.
Thair come ane hearald furth of France fra the King … with glaide messuages to him 1570 Ib. 126.
The Duik of Albany … send ane heirauld unto the Erle of Surrye(d) c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vii. 405.
This discussyng I leif herroldis till end c1475 Ib. viii. 1667.
At this herrold he askyt his credence 1493 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 464.
Patricio Leslie, Lindesay Herrold 1512 Treasurer's Accounts 1 Jan.
To Ylay herold, in the name of the officiaris of armez for thair crying larges on New Yer Day(e) 1552 Corr. M. Lorraine 361.
We … sendis ane herault to Ingland 1672 Acts VIII. 123/2.
Ratification in favors of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo & his sone of the office of Lyon herawld King of Armes 16.. Herries Q. Mary 8.
The King … sends a herault
b. transf. and fig. A messenger, envoy. 1562-3 Winȝet II. 31/22.
He quha is the trompet of the Apostles, he quha is herald of al cuntreis c1590 Fowler I. 346/36.
O yee myne eyes, the herauldes of my hart 1661 Lanark B. Rec. 186.
To the hereȝeld that cam to proclaime his Majesteis commission
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Herald n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 9 Jul 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/herrald>
