ASTRAY


Meaning of ASTRAY in English

■ adverb away from the correct path or direction.

Phrases

go ~ become lost or mislaid.

Origin

ME: from an Anglo-Norman Fr. var. of OFr. estraie , past participle of estraier , based on L. extra 'out of bounds' + vagari 'wander'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.