Err Definition

ĕr, ûr

erred, errs

verb

erred, errs

To be wrong or mistaken; fall into error.

Webster's New World

To deviate from the established moral code; do wrong.

Webster's New World

To go astray; wander.

Webster's New World

To stray.

American Heritage

(intransitive) To make a mistake.

He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.

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noun

(law) Abbreviation of errors.

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Origin of Err

From Middle English erren, from Old French errer (“to wander, err, mistake”), from Latin errō (“wander, stray, err, mistake”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *ares- (“to be angry, lose one's temper”). Cognate with Old English eorre, ierre (“anger, wrath, ire”), Old English iersian (“to be angry with, rage, irritate, provoke”), Old English ierre (“wandering, gone astray, confused”).

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Middle English erren from Old French errer from Latin errāre to wander ers- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition