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errand

/ˈeɹənd/EH-ruhnd
/ˈɛɹənd/EH-ruhnd

Meaningmessage

Common meaning: a short trip to do a task

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishǣrende‘message’source
  2. Middle Englisherendesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsmessage → a short trip to do a taskerrand‘a short trip to do a task’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English ǣrende ‘message, business’.

Roots

  • ǣrende Old English “message, business”

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