errer

See also: èrrer

French

Etymology

From Old French errer, from Latin errāre, present active infinitive of errō.

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)
present participle errant
/e.ʁɑ̃/
past participle erré
/e.ʁe/
infinitive
simple errer
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple errant
/e.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle 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 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Latin

Verb

errer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of erro

Old French

Etymology

From Latin errāre, present active infinitive of errō.

Verb

errer

  1. to walk (to); to wander (to)
    • circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
      Par li païs les lait errer
      [He] let them walk through the countryside
  2. (figuratively) to travel; to voyage
    • circa 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 [to Jerusalem] 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 Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— oirre — errons errez —

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