n. [ OE. erende, erande, message, business, AS. ærende, ærend; akin to OS. arundi, OHG. arunti, Icel. eyrendi, örendi, erendi, Sw. ärende, Dan. ærende; perh. akin to AS. earu swift, Icel. örr, and to L. oriri to rise, E. orient. ] A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission;
I have a secret errand to thee, O king. Judg. iii. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]
I will not eat till I have told mine errand. Gen. xxiv. 33. [ 1913 Webster ]
To run an errand,