stray

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From Middle English stray, from the noun (see above).

From Middle English stray, strey, from Anglo-Norman estray, stray, Old French estrai, from the verb (see below).

From Middle English strayen, partly from Old French estraier, from Vulgar Latin via strata, and partly from Middle English strien, streyen, streyȝen (“to spread, scatter”), from Old English strēġan (“to strew”).

148 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: бездомен (bezdomen) — having gone astray
• Cherokee: ᎤᎴᎾᎯᏛ (ulenahidv) — having gone astray
• Chinese Mandarin: 流浪 (liúlàng) — having gone astray
• Chinese Mandarin: 走失 (zǒushī) — having gone astray
• Finnish: karannut — having gone astray
• Finnish: eksynyt — having gone astray
• French: errant — having gone astray
• French: égaré — having gone astray
• French: écarté — having gone astray
• German: streunend — having gone astray
• Greek: αδέσποτος (adéspotos) — having gone astray
• Hungarian: kóbor — having gone astray
• Italian: randagio — having gone astray
• Polish: bezdomny (o zwierzęciu) — having gone astray
• Polish: zbłąkany — having gone astray
• Polish: bezpański — having gone astray
• Russian: бездо́мный (bezdómnyj) — having gone astray
• Russian: заблуди́вшийся (zabludívšijsja) — having gone astray
• Scottish Gaelic: fuadain — having gone astray
• Swedish: vilsekommen — having gone astray
• Tagalog: ligaw — having gone astray
• Thai: จรจัด (jɔɔn-jàt) — having gone astray
• Tibetan: འཁྱམ ('khyam) — having gone astray
• Ottoman Turkish: آزغین (azgın) — having gone astray
• Bulgarian: изгубен (izguben) — in the wrong place
• Bulgarian: заблуден (zabluden) — in the wrong place
• German: verirrt — in the wrong place
• Romanian: rătăcit — in the wrong place
• Albanian: rrugaç — domestic animal at large or lost
• Albanian: endacak — domestic animal at large or lost
• Bulgarian: бездомно животно (bezdomno životno) — domestic animal at large or lost
• Chinese Mandarin: 迷失 (míshī) — domestic animal at large or lost
• Chinese Mandarin: 离群 (líqún) — domestic animal at large or lost
• Czech: toulavý — domestic animal at large or lost
• Dutch: loslopende — domestic animal at large or lost
• Finnish: karkulainen — domestic animal at large or lost
• French: animal errant — domestic animal at large or lost
• Gagauz: saabisiz — domestic animal at large or lost
• German: Streuner — domestic animal at large or lost
• Greek: αδέσποτο (adéspoto) — domestic animal at large or lost
• Italian: randagio — domestic animal at large or lost
• Mongolian: золбин (zolbin) — domestic animal at large or lost
• Polish: przybłęda — domestic animal at large or lost
• Portuguese: desgarrado — domestic animal at large or lost
• Portuguese: vira-lata — domestic animal at large or lost
• Romanian: vagabond — domestic animal at large or lost
• Romanian: maidanez — domestic animal at large or lost
• Russian: бездо́мный (bezdómnyj) — domestic animal at large or lost
• Russian: бродя́чий (brodjáčij) — domestic animal at large or lost
• Sicilian: di strata — domestic animal at large or lost
• Sicilian: vagabunnu — domestic animal at large or lost
• Sicilian: sarbaggiu — domestic animal at large or lost
• Slovak: zatúlaný — domestic animal at large or lost
• Slovak: túlavý — domestic animal at large or lost
• Turkish: başıboş dolaşan — domestic animal at large or lost
• Albanian: arrakat — act of wandering or going astray
• Bulgarian: отклоняване (otklonjavane) — act of wandering or going astray
• Finnish: harhailu — act of wandering or going astray
• Finnish: karkaaminen — act of wandering or going astray
• French: errance — act of wandering or going astray
• Italian: vagante — act of wandering or going astray
• Central Kurdish: بەلەسە (belese) — act of wandering or going astray
• Russian: заблуди́вшийся (zabludívšijsja) — act of wandering or going astray
• Russian: шально́й (šalʹnój) — act of wandering or going astray
• Sicilian: sarbaggiu — act of wandering or going astray
• Spanish: extravío — act of wandering or going astray
• Finnish: yhteislaidun — area of common land
• French: commun — area of common land
• Albanian: hapërda — to wander from a direct course
• Arabic: ضَلَّ (ḍalla) — to wander from a direct course
• Bulgarian: отклонявам се (otklonjavam se) — to wander from a direct course
• Catalan: desviar-se — to wander from a direct course
• Czech: bloudit — to wander from a direct course
• Dutch: dwalen — to wander from a direct course
• Finnish: eksyä — to wander from a direct course
• Finnish: harhautua — to wander from a direct course
• Finnish: poiketa — to wander from a direct course
• French: errer — to wander from a direct course
• French: éloigner — to wander from a direct course
• German: irren — to wander from a direct course
• German: streunen — to wander from a direct course
• Hindi: भटकना (bhaṭaknā) — to wander from a direct course
• Italian: vagare — to wander from a direct course
• Italian: snodare — to wander from a direct course
• Italian: snodarsi — to wander from a direct course
• Italian: zigzagare — to wander from a direct course
• Latin: pālor — to wander from a direct course
• Māori: kotiti — to wander from a direct course
• Māori: kōtitititi — to wander from a direct course
• Old English: dwelian — to wander from a direct course
• Polish: błądzić — to wander from a direct course
• Polish: zabłądzić — to wander from a direct course
• Polish: zbłądzić — to wander from a direct course
• Portuguese: afastar-se — to wander from a direct course
• Portuguese: desviar-se — to wander from a direct course
• Russian: свора́чивать (svoráčivatʹ) — to wander from a direct course
• Russian: сверну́ть (svernútʹ) — to wander from a direct course
• Slovak: túlať sa — to wander from a direct course
• Slovak: potulovať sa — to wander from a direct course
• Spanish: errar — to wander from a direct course
• Spanish: divagar — to wander from a direct course
• Spanish: callejear — to wander from a direct course
• Spanish: vagabundear — to wander from a direct course
• Turkish: başıboş dolaşmak — to wander from a direct course
• Turkish: yoldan sapmak — to wander from a direct course
• Turkish: sapmak — to wander from a direct course
• Old Anatolian Turkish: آزمق (azmaq) — to wander from a direct course
• Ottoman Turkish: آزمق (azmak) — to wander from a direct course
• Bulgarian: отклонявам се (otklonjavam se) — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Catalan: esgarriar-se — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Finnish: karata — to wander from company or from proper limits
• German: sich verlaufen — to wander from company or from proper limits
• German: verloren gehen — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Italian: estraniarsi — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Latin: pālor — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Māori: atitirauhea — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Māori: ātiutiu — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Māori: ātiu — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Old English: dwelian — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Portuguese: perder-se — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Portuguese: desviar-se — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Russian: плута́ть (plutátʹ) — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Russian: блужда́ть (bluždátʹ) — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Spanish: extraviarse — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Spanish: perderse — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Spanish: descaminarse — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Spanish: descarriarse — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Turkish: kaybolmak — to wander from company or from proper limits
• Albanian: humbas — to err
• Albanian: hupi (gheg) — to err
• Bashkir: аҙыу (aźıw) — to err
• Bashkir: яңылышыу (yañılışıw) — to err
• Bulgarian: заблуждавам се (zabluždavam se) — to err
• Bulgarian: обърквам пътя (obǎrkvam pǎtja) — to err
• Finnish: hairahtua — to err
• German: sich irren — to err
• Italian: perdersi — to err
• Old English: dwelian — to err
• Polish: błądzić — to err
• Polish: zabłądzić — to err
• Polish: zbłądzić — to err
• Russian: сбива́ться с пути́ (sbivátʹsja s putí) — to err
• Russian: сби́ться с пути́ (sbítʹsja s putí) — to err
• Slovak: zblúdiť — to err
• Turkish: yanılmak — to err
• Old Anatolian Turkish: آزمق (azmaq) — to err
• Old Anatolian Turkish: یازمق (yazmaq) — to err
• Ottoman Turkish: آزمق (azmak) — to err