How do you use Heruli in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Heruli meaning
An early Germanic people, mentioned by ancient Roman authors as one of several "Scythian" groups raiding Roman provinces in the Balkans and the Aegean Sea, attacking by land and sea.
Using Heruli
- The main meaning on this page is: An early Germanic people, mentioned by ancient Roman authors as one of several "Scythian" groups raiding Roman provinces in the Balkans and the Aegean Sea, attacking by land and sea.
- In the example corpus, heruli often appears in combinations such as: the heruli.
Context around Heruli
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heruli
- In this selection, "heruli" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, moved, seniores and starting stand out and add context to how "heruli" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by the heruli starting from and germany the heruli moved down. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heruli" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heruli
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 267 AD, a tribe coming from Germany, the Heruli, moved down to Attica and attacked Athens. (17 words)
Some historians feel there may have been a political motivation by placing the Heruli and Lombards in the centre dismounted, Narses possibly suspecting them of having sympathy or admiration for Totila. (31 words)
It is believed that it was from this time that the Romans instituted a Herul auxiliary unit, the Heruli seniores, who were stationed in northern Italy and often associated with the Batavian Batavi seniores. (34 words)
It seems that, at first, a major naval expedition was led by the Heruli starting from north of the Black Sea and leading in the ravaging of many cities of Greece (among them, Athens and Sparta ). (36 words)
It is believed that it was from this time that the Romans instituted a Herul auxiliary unit, the Heruli seniores, who were stationed in northern Italy and often associated with the Batavian Batavi seniores. (34 words)
Some historians feel there may have been a political motivation by placing the Heruli and Lombards in the centre dismounted, Narses possibly suspecting them of having sympathy or admiration for Totila. (31 words)
Example sentences (4)
In 267 AD, a tribe coming from Germany, the Heruli, moved down to Attica and attacked Athens.
It is believed that it was from this time that the Romans instituted a Herul auxiliary unit, the Heruli seniores, who were stationed in northern Italy and often associated with the Batavian Batavi seniores.
It seems that, at first, a major naval expedition was led by the Heruli starting from north of the Black Sea and leading in the ravaging of many cities of Greece (among them, Athens and Sparta ).
Some historians feel there may have been a political motivation by placing the Heruli and Lombards in the centre dismounted, Narses possibly suspecting them of having sympathy or admiration for Totila.
Common combinations with heruli
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: