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lore

See also: Lore, łore, lóre, and lòre

English

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Etymology 1

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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

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lore (countable and uncountable, plural lores)

  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
  2. The backstory created around a fictional universe.
    • 2018 March 6, Martin Robinson, “Dispelling the myths of Bloodborne”, in Eurogamer‎[1]:
      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.
  3. (obsolete) Workmanship.
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Descendants
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  • → Russian: лор (lor)
  • → Ukrainian: лор (lor)
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Etymology 2

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From Latin lorum (“thong, strap”).

Noun

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lore (plural lores)

  1. (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
    • 2022, Jim Crace, eden, Picador, page 40:
      He’s sticky and encrusted on one side below his beak and amongst the lores around his eyes by the pips and juices he has dined upon, the pith and pulp of feeding.
  2. (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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lore

  1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of lose
  2. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of lose, used in the sense of "left"
  3. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of lese

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Basque

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Basque Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin flos, florem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /loɾe/ [lo.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -oɾe
  • Hyphenation: lo‧re

Noun

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lore inan

  1. flower

Declension

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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 — —

Further reading

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  • “lore”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “lore”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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Etymology

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From lor (“at the time of, at the same time as”) +‎ -e (“adverb”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlo.re/, /ˈlɔ.ɾɛ/

Adverb

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lore

  1. (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.
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  • lora (“then, now”)

See also

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  • ita (“that (person)”)
  • ito (“that (thing)”)
  • iti (“that (plural)”)
  • pro ito (“therefore”)
  • ibe (“there”)
  • tala (“such kind of”)
  • tanta (“so much”)

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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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”).

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Noun

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lore (plural lores)

  1. Education or teaching; the provision of knowledge.
  2. Studying or learning; the absorption of knowledge.
  3. 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.”
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    1. Doctrine; a tenet or the tenets of a religion or science.
    2. A topic or field of research; a discipline.
    3. (rare) Competence or proficiency; one's skill in a discipline.
  4. A directive, instruction, or set of them:
    1. An admonition or exhortation; a fervent plea.
    2. A conduct or conducts; guidance.
  5. (rare) Significance, value, or importance.
  6. (rare) A tale or narrative.
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Etymology 2

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From Old English lor.

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lore

  1. Loss; the act of losing something, especially soldiers in battle.
  2. Ruin, destruction, or injury.
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Moore

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English lorry, compare Farefare loore.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ló.ɾè/

Noun

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lore (plural loaya)

  1. vehicle
  2. car, automobile

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Tarantino

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Adjective

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lore m (possessive, plural)

  1. theirs
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