n.
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 stray ing absently around the room> e : to become distracted from an argument or chain of thought < stray ed from the point> f : to wander accidentally from a fixed or chosen route g : ERR , SIN
– stray · er noun