Main Entry: ²stray

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English straien, from Anglo-French estraier, from Vulgar Latin *extravagare, from Latin extra- outside + vagari to wander — more at extra-

Date: 14th century

: wander: as a : to wander from company, restraint, or proper limits b : to roam about without fixed direction or purpose c : to move in a winding course : meander d : to move without conscious or intentional effort <eyes straying absently around the room> e : to become distracted from an argument or train of thought <strayed from the point> f : to wander accidentally from a fixed or chosen route g : err, sin

— stray·er noun