1 noun HIST messengeraralt masc1 c m ubolscaire masc4 c m u2 noun usually literary sign of sth to comecomhartha masc4 c m utuar masc1 c m u3 verb usually literary signal the coming of sth TRANSITIVEfógair verb c m uhis appointment heralded a new erathosaigh ré nua nuair a ceapadh éthe arrival of the swallow heralds the beginning of summeris comhartha é teacht na fáinleoige go bhfuil tús an tsamhraidh ann4 verb usually literary acclaim TRANSITIVEshe's heralded as the next great poettáthar á rá fúithi gurb í an chéad mhórfhile eile í
