lore

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
2. The backstory created around a fictional universe.
3. (obsolete) Workmanship.

Verb

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

Concepten

geleerdheid

overlevering

eruditie

belezenheid

Synonyms

learning

knowledge

traditional knowledge

den

folklore

science

sapience

erudition

teaching

tradition

legend

practice

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/lɔɹ/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: lore

Inherited from Oudengels: lār

Cognate with Nederlands: leer

Cognate with Duits: Lehre

Cognate with Zweeds: lära

Cognate with Deens: lære

In summary

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.