hareld
(ˈhærəld)
Also herald, harold.
[ad. mod.L. Harelda (Stephens 1824), arbitrary alteration of earlier Havelda, from Icel. name havelle.]
A species of sea-duck, Harelda glacialis.
| 1841 Selby in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club I. No. 9. 261 Harelda glacialis, Long-tailed Hareld. 1863 Kingsley Water Bab. vii. (1889) 258 Harlequins and eiders, harolds and garganeys. |