errand

== English == === Alternative forms === arrand === Etymology === From Middle English erande, erende, from Old English ǣrende, from Proto-West Germanic *ārundī (“message, errand”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ěr'-ənd, IPA(key): /ˈɛɹənd/ Rhymes: -ɛɹənd === Noun === errand (plural errands) A journey undertaken to accomplish some task. Synonym: run (literary or archaic) A mission or quest. A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.) The purpose of such a journey. An oral message trusted to a person for delivery. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === errand (third-person singular simple present errands, present participle erranding, simple past and past participle erranded) (transitive) To send someone on an errand. (intransitive) To go on an errand. === Anagrams === Ardern, Darren, Darner, Renard, darner, Radner, redarn