ERR, v.i. [L. erro.] 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?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.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.
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