Attention: I'm not a teacher.
Hi fantasydew,
We (you and I) come from the same part of the Earth. We are practically countrymen. I vouch for the truth of Anglika’s words. I have complete faith in.
There are further explanatory words concerning the matter in question.
run an errand
Go to perform a commission, as in
“I spent the morning running household errands--to the cleaners, the supermarket, the hardware store.“
footman
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
chores A routine or minor duty or task. Daily or routine domestic tasks, especially a farmer's routine morning and evening tasks, such as feeding livestock. An unpleasant or burdensome task
As a boy I used to run errands for people for pennies, like many more did.
Next I had to run errands and to do various little jobs like drawing a pint of vinegar from a big store.
Sometimes you had to get sandwiches for other people's lunch and run errands , deliver clothes.
He will cook meals, wash floors, run errands , reap and mow crops and tend animals.
Clean his boots, run errands , lay out his clothes, prepare hot water for him to shave, serve….
Regards.
V.
