Lore

Pronunciation

• RP lô, IPA: /lɔː/
• US lôr, IPA: /lɔɹ/, /loʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
• Homophones: law (in some non-rhotic accents)

From Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from West Germanic *laizā, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną ("to teach"). Cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre. See also learn.

Full definition of lore

Noun

1. 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
• MiltonHis fair offspring, nursed in princely lore.
2. The backstory created around a fictional universe.
3. (obsolete) workmanship

Derived terms

From Latin lorum ("thong, strap")

Noun

1. (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
2. (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Derived terms

• lored

Verb

1. (obsolete)

   lore

   (past of lose)
• SpenserNeither of them she found where she them lore.

Anagrams

• Orel, orle, relo, role, rôle