lore

Middle English

/laːr(ə)/, /lɔːr(ə)/, /lɔːr(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • education, tutoring, mentoring; learning; the absorption of knowledge
  • lore, knowledge, information, especially:
  • recommendation, suggestion, tip; admonition, exhortation, pleading
  • A moral code; standards of conduct; a way of acting, standard.
  • A demand, order, or task
  • (rare) knowledge, aptitude, competence
  • (rare) significance, value, importance
  • (rare) tale, narrative

Etymology

Inherited from Old English lār (lore, doctrine, history, study, art of teaching, teaching, exhortation, precept, story, advice, cunning, learning, preaching, science, instigation) inherited from Proto-Germanic *laizō (teaching, lore, doctrine).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*laizō

Gloss

teaching, lore, doctrine

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