errer

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See also: èrrer

French

Etymology

From Old French errer, from Latin errāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ʁe/
  • errer(file)

Verb

errer

  1. (intransitive) to wander, to wander about

Conjugation

Conjugation of errer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple errer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple errant
/e.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle erré
/e.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present erre
/ɛʁ/ 		erres
/ɛʁ/ 		erre
/ɛʁ/ 		errons
/e.ʁɔ̃/ 		errez
/e.ʁe/ 		errent
/ɛʁ/
imperfect errais
/e.ʁɛ/ 		errais
/e.ʁɛ/ 		errait
/e.ʁɛ/ 		errions
/e.ʁjɔ̃/ 		erriez
/e.ʁje/ 		erraient
/e.ʁɛ/
past historic2 errai
/e.ʁe/ 		erras
/e.ʁa/ 		erra
/e.ʁa/ 		errâmes
/e.ʁam/ 		errâtes
/e.ʁat/ 		errèrent
/e.ʁɛʁ/
future errerai
/e.ʁə.ʁe/ 		erreras
/e.ʁə.ʁa/ 		errera
/e.ʁə.ʁa/ 		errerons
/e.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		errerez
/e.ʁə.ʁe/ 		erreront
/e.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional errerais
/e.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		errerais
/e.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		errerait
/e.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		errerions
/e.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		erreriez
/e.ʁə.ʁje/ 		erreraient
/e.ʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present erre
/ɛʁ/ 		erres
/ɛʁ/ 		erre
/ɛʁ/ 		errions
/e.ʁjɔ̃/ 		erriez
/e.ʁje/ 		errent
/ɛʁ/
imperfect2 errasse
/e.ʁas/ 		errasses
/e.ʁas/ 		errât
/e.ʁa/ 		errassions
/e.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		errassiez
/e.ʁa.sje/ 		errassent
/e.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — erre
/ɛʁ/ 		— errons
/e.ʁɔ̃/ 		errez
/e.ʁe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Latin

Verb

errer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of errō

Middle English

Noun

errer

  1. Alternative form of erere

Old French

Etymology

From Latin errāre, present active infinitive of errō.

Verb

errer

  1. to walk (to); to wander (to)
  2. (figuratively) to travel; to voyage
    • c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
      Al Reis Ros fist assaveir
      K'errer voleit e la croix prendre
      He let William Rufus know
      That he wanted to travel and take the cross

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rr, *-rrs, *-rrt are modified to r, rs, rt. This verb has a stressed present stem oirr distinct from the unstressed stem err. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of errer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive errer avoir erré
gerund en errant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle errant
past participle erré
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present oir oirres oirre errons errez oirrent
imperfect erroie, erreie, erroe, erreve erroies, erreies, erroes, erreves erroit, erreit, errot, erreve erriiens, erriens erriiez, erriez erroient, erreient, erroent, errevent
preterite errai erras erra errames errastes errerent
future errerai erreras errera errerons erreroiz, errereiz, errerez erreront
conditional erreroie, errereie erreroies, errereies erreroit, errereit erreriiens, erreriens erreriiez, erreriez erreroient, errereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present oir oirs oirt errons errez oirrent
imperfect errasse errasses errast errissons, errissiens errissoiz, errissez, errissiez errassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— oirre — errons errez —

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Descendants

  • English: err
  • French: errer
  • Norman: èrrer (Jersey)
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