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errant
- /ˈɛɹ(ə)nt/ UK
- /ˈɛɹənt/ US
Sounds like arrant (Mary–marry–merry merger)
Where it comes from
From Middle English erraunt [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman erraunt, from Old French errant, the present participle of errer (“to walk (to); to wander (to); (figuratively) to travel, voyage”), and then:
* from Vulgar Latin iterāre (compare Late Latin itinerāre, itinerāri (“to travel, voyage”)), from Latin iter (“a route (including a journey, trip; a course; a path; a road)”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”); and
* from Latin errantem, the accusative feminine or masculine singular of errāns (“straying, errant; wandering”), the present active participle of errō (“to rove, wander; to get lost, go astray; to err, wander from the truth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (“to flow”).
Doublet of arrant.
adjective more errant · most errant · arrant · erraunt
- Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits. In that there are just seven Planets or errant Stars in the lower Orbs of heaven: but it is now demonstrable unto sense, that there are many more
- Roving around; wandering.
- Prone to erring or making errors; misbehaving. We ran down the street in pursuit of the errant dog.
- Obsolete form of arrant (“complete; downright, utter”). Thy company, if I slept not very well / A nights, would make me an errant fool […]
noun errants
- A knight-errant.
Translations
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adj travelling in search of adventure
| Deutsch | fahrender Ritter |
|---|---|
| Русский | стра́нствующий stránstvujuščij, блужда́ющий bluždájuščij |
adj straying from the proper course or standard
| Español | errante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 편력하는 pyeollyeokhaneun |
| 日本語 | 常識はずれ jōshikihazure |
| 中文 | 迷失 mishi |
| Português | errante |
| Français | errant |
| Deutsch | errant, fehlgeleitet |
| Italiano | errante |
| Ελληνικά | περιπλανώμενος periplanómenos |
| Русский | заблу́дший zablúdšij |
Talk about this word "errant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/errant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. errant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/errant "errant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/errant.Cite this
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title = {errant},
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