ETYM Old Eng. erende, erande, message, business, AS. aerende, aerend; akin to OS. arundi, Old High Germ. arunti, Icel. eyrendi, örendi, erendi, Swed. ärende, Dan. aerende; perh. akin to AS. earu swift, Icel. örr, and to Latin oriri to rise, Eng. orient.
A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.