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