What is the Latin word for ramble?

The usual Latin words for “ramble” are vagor, circumcursō, pālor; also ēvagor, excurrō, exspatior. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“ramble” in Latin

vagorto ramble, wander, stroll about, roam, rove; to waver, be unsettled circumcursōto run about (in, at or near)pālorto wander up and down or about, straggle, stray; to be dispersed ēvagorto wander off, out, forth excurrōto run out; to sally forth; to project, extend exspatiorto go off course; to spread out, spread too far; to digress

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

ramble

PROP., vagari (the proper word): circumcursare (to run to and fro): palari (to straggle, of several). Figuratively, evagari: vagari: excurrere: a proposito digredi (Cic.); exspatiari (Quint.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for ramble?: The usual Latin words for “ramble” are vagor, circumcursō, pālor; also ēvagor, excurrō, exspatior. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.