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[–] FishFace@piefed.social 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, but it's spelled "harbinger" and originally meant someone who goes ahead to arrange lodgings.

[–] stray@pawb.social 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Knowing full well it's a mistake, I prefer to interpret it as meaning "here-bringer", not as one who simply goes ahead as a sign, but one who actively summons. Alternatively, the "bringer" could derive from "brísingr", as in "I'm going to burn this fucking place to the ground."