err

One entry found for err.

Main Entry: err
Pronunciation: 'er, '&r
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French errer, from Latin errare to wander, err; akin to Old English ierre wandering, perverse, Gothic airzeis deceived
1 archaic : STRAY
2 a : to make a mistake <erred in his calculations> <erred on the side of caution> b : to violate an accepted standard of conduct