har·bin·ger 
(här
b
ĭn-j
ər)
n. One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.
tr.v. har·bin·gered,
har·bin·ger·ing,
har·bin·gers To signal the approach of; presage.
[Middle English herbengar, person sent ahead to arrange lodgings, from Old French herbergeor, from herbergier, to provide lodging for, from herberge, lodging, of Germanic origin; see koro- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]