Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message. · To show or contain an error or fault. · To err.
The state, quality, or condition of being wrong. · A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately. · Sin; transgression. · A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
From Middle English errour, from Anglo-Norman errour, borrowed from Old French error, from Latin error (“wandering about”, noun), derived from the verb errō (“to wander, to err”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌴𐌹 (airzei, “error”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (airzjan, “to lead astray”). More at err. By surface analysis, err + -or (suffix forming nouns of quality, state, or condition). Displaced native Old English dwild (“error”).
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This page abbreviates 5 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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