WANDER

verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English wandren, from Old English wandrian; akin to Middle High German ~n to ~, Old English windan to wind, twist Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal, to go idly about ; ramble , to follow a winding course ; meander , 3. to go astray (as from a course) ; stray , to go astray morally ; err , to lose normal mental contact ; stray in thought , transitive verb to roam over , ~ noun ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~