Emily Dickinson Lexicon

ERR, v.i. [L. erro; Fr. errer; Sp. errar; It. errare; G. irren; Sw. irra; Dan. irrer.]

1. To wander from the right way; to deviate from the true course or purpose. But errs not nature from this gracious end, / From burning suns when livid deaths descend? Pope.
2. To miss the right way, in morals or religion; to deviate from the path or line of duty; to stray by design or mistake. We have erred and strayed like lost sheep. Com. Prayer.
3. To mistake; to commit error; to do wrong from ignorance or inattention. Men err in judgment from ignorance, from want of attention to facts, or from previous bias of mind.
4. To wander; to ramble. A storm of strokes, well meant, with fury flies, / And errs about their temples, ears, and eyes. Dryden.