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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
ERR.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ERR,
to stray. (F.,—L.) M. E. erren, Chaucer,
Troilus, b. iv. l. 302.—O. F. errer, 'to erre;' Cot.—Lat. errare,
to wander; which stands for an older form ers-are. + Goth. airz-jan,
to make to err; a causal form. + O. H. G. irran (for irrjan), to
make to err; O. H. G. irreón, irrón, M. H. G. and G.
irren, to wander, go
astray; O. H. G. irri, G. irre, astray.—✔AR, to go, attain; cf. Skt.
ri, to go, attain; whence, 'by means of a determinative, and as we may
conjecture, a desiderative s, [the base] er-s was formed, with the fundamental
meaning 'to go, to endeavor to arrive at, hence to err, Lat. errare, Goth.
airz-jan, mod. G. irren;' Curtius, ii. 179. Cf. Skt.
rish, to
go. Der. err-or, q.v.; errant, q.v.; erratum, q.v.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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