lore
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: lôr, IPA(key): /lɔɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lô, IPA(key): /lɔː/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: lōr, IPA(key): /lo(ː)ɹ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /loə/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: law (in non-rhotic accents with the horse-hoarse merger)
Etymology 1
From Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre, Swedish lära and Danish lære. See also learn.
Noun
lore (countable and uncountable, plural lores)
- All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
- the lore of the Ancient Egyptians
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938:
- He to them calles and speakes, yet nought avayles;
They heare him not, they have forgot his lore
But go which way they list; their guide they have forelore.
- The backstory created around a fictional universe.
- 2018 March 6, Martin Robinson, “Dispelling the myths of Bloodborne”, in Eurogamer:
- You might have stumbled upon discussions of Bloodborne's lore - there are plenty of discussions about Bloodborne's lore - which can be more than a little dense and, to the outsider, off-putting.
-
- (obsolete) Workmanship.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938:
- In her right hand a rod of peace shee bore,
About the which two serpents weren wound;
Entrayled mutually in lovely lore,
And by the tailes together firmely bound […]
-
Derived terms
- loreal
- beer-lore
- birdlore
- booklore
- catlore
- childlore
- computerlore
- copylore
- deathlore
- doglore
- druglore
- elflore
- fairylore
- faxlore
- fieldlore
- fishlore
- folklore
- fowl-lore
- godlore
- herblore
- lifelore
- lovelore
- netlore
- photocopylore
- plantlore
- runelore
- soundlore
- speechlore
- starlore
- timelore
- whalelore
- winelore
- woodlore
- wordlore
- wortlore
- xeroxlore
Translations
|
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
|
Etymology 2
From Latin lorum (“thong, strap”).
Noun
lore (plural lores)
- (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
- (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
Derived terms
- loral, loreal
- lored
Verb
lore
- (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of lose
- (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of lose, used in the sense of "left"
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, stanza 44:
- Neither of them she found where she them lore.
-
- (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of lese
Anagrams
- Orel, Orle, Orël, eorl, orle, relo, Roel, role, rôle
Basque
Etymology
From Latin flos, florem.
Noun
lore inan
- flower
Declension
Declension of lore (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
---|---|---|---|
indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | lore | lorea | loreak |
ergative | lorek | loreak | loreek |
dative | loreri | loreari | loreei |
genitive | loreren | lorearen | loreen |
comitative | lorerekin | lorearekin | loreekin |
causative | lorerengatik | lorearengatik | loreengatik |
benefactive | lorerentzat | lorearentzat | loreentzat |
instrumental | lorez | loreaz | loreez |
inessive | loretan | lorean | loreetan |
locative | loretako | loreko | loreetako |
allative | loretara | lorera | loreetara |
terminative | loretaraino | loreraino | loreetaraino |
directive | loretarantz | lorerantz | loreetarantz |
destinative | loretarako | lorerako | loreetarako |
ablative | loretatik | loretik | loreetatik |
partitive | lorerik | — | — |
prolative | loretzat | — | — |
Ido
Etymology
From lor (“at the time of, at the same time as”) + -e (“adverb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlo.re/, /ˈlɔ.ɾɛ/
Adverb
lore
- (demonstrative adverb) then, at the time
- Ilu forsis la chefa pordo, iris trans la longa vestibulo e lore apertis la pordo dil koqueyo.
- He forced the main door, went through the long hall, and then opened the door of the kitchen.
Related terms
- lora (“then, now”)
See also
- ita (“that (person)”)
- ito (“that (thing)”)
- iti (“that (plural)”)
- pro ito (“therefore”)
- ibe (“there”)
- tala (“such kind of”)
- tale (“thus”)
- tanta (“so much”)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō
The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases, while forms with /ɛː/ are influenced by leren (“to teach”).
Alternative forms
- lar, lare, layre, lere, leyre, loore
- lære, leore, loare (early)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔːr(ə)/, /ˈlɛːr(ə)/
- (early) IPA(key): /ˈlɑːr(ə)/, /ˈlɛːr(ə)/
- (Northern) IPA(key): /laːr/, /lɛːr/
Noun
lore (plural lores)
- Education or teaching; the provision of knowledge.
- Studying or learning; the absorption of knowledge.
- Knowledge or information, especially:
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
- And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… …taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto… And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.”
- Doctrine; a tenet or the tenets of a religion or science.
- A topic or field of research; a discipline.
- (rare) Competence or proficiency; one's skill in a discipline.
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
- A directive, instruction, or set of them:
- An admonition or exhortation; a fervent plea.
- A conduct or conducts; guidance.
- (rare) Significance, value, or importance.
- (rare) A tale or narrative.
Derived terms
- larew
- larspel
- larðewe
- loresman
- lorfadyr
- lorþein
Descendants
- English: lore
- Scots: lare, lair
References
- “lōr(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.
Etymology 2
From Old English lor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔːr(ə)/
Noun
lore
- Loss; the act of losing something, especially soldiers in battle.
- Ruin, destruction, or injury.
References
- “lōre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.
Moore
Etymology
Borrowed from English lorry, compare Farefare loore.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ló.ɾè/
Noun
lore (plural loaya)
- vehicle
- car, automobile
Synonyms
- (vehicle): mobilli
- (vehicle): zirga
Tarantino
Adjective
lore m (possessive, plural)
- theirs