Germanic Words Vocabulary

hail: 1. (of weather) falling;

it hailed so hard we had to seek shelter

2. (of a large number of objects) fall or be hurled forcefully

missiles and bombs hail down from the sky

3. praise (someone or something) enthusiastically

he's been hailed as the new James Dean

4. have one's home or origins in (a place)

they hail from Scandinavia

halt: 1. bring or come to an abrupt stop;

there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed

2. a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one

a halt in production

hark archaic • literary listen

harbinger: something that signals what is to come

A harbinger of doom

headway: progress toward a goal

The police made no headway

hearth: the floor of a fireplace; the base or lower part of a furnace, where molten metal collects

They sat by the hearth

heed: to pay attention to

He failed to heed the warnings

helm: a position of leadership or control

She took the helm of the company

herald: a sign of what is to come

The warm winds heralded spring

homegrown: produced locally

Homegrown vegetables taste better