Англо-русский словарь - harbinger
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harbinger
noun предвестник Syn: see premonition
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1. предвестник the swallow is the harbinger of spring —- ласточка - предвестница весны 2. уст. квартирьер 3. предвещать, быть предвестником 4. объявлять (о приближении) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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n. 1 a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. 2 a forerunner. Etymology: earlier = 'one who provides lodging': ME herbergere f. OF f. herberge lodging f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English herbergere, from Anglo-French, host, from herberge camp, lodgings, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German heriberga Date: 14th century 1. archaic a person sent ahead to provide lodgings 2. a. one that pioneers in or initiates a major change ; precursor b. one that presages or foreshadows what is to come Synonyms: see forerunner II. transitive verb Date: 1646 to be a ~ of ; presage ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(harbingers) Something that is a harbinger of something else, especially something bad, is a sign that it is going to happen. (LITERARY) The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter. N-COUNT: usu N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- c.1471, herbengar "one sent ahead to arrange lodgings" (for a monarch, an army, etc.), alt. of M.E. herberger "provider of shelter, innkeeper," from O.Fr. herbergeor, from herbergier "provide lodging," from herber "lodging, shelter," from Frank. (cf. O.S., O.H.G. heriberga "army shelter," from heri "army" + berga "shelter"), see harbor. Sense of "forerunner" is 1550. Intrusive -n- is 15c. (see messenger). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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