Errand

er′and, n. a me age: a commi ion to say or do something.— A fool's errand , a usele undertaking; Go an errand , to go with me ages; Make an errand , to invent a reason for going. [A.S. ǽrende ; Ice. eyrindi ; prob. conn. with Goth. áirus , Ice. árr , a me enger.]