ore

Meaning

Noun

Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.

Prep

Obsolete form of over.

Synonyms

mineral

mercury

liquid mercury

stone

🪨

quicksilver

glory

grace

honour

metal

🤘

mine

respect

reverence

rock

🪨

silver mine

öre

unprocessed metal

ground metal

eyrir

mineral deposit

base metal

øre

boulder

clay

copper

crystal

Translations

minerai

Erz

erts

mena

μετάλλευμα

minerale

minério

metallum

🤘

mena

ορυκτό

mineral

mineraal

gangue

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔɹ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: or

Inherited from Old English: ōra

Cognate with Old Norse: eir

Cognate with German: ehern

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌶

Cognate with Dutch: oer

Cognate with Latin: aes

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵

Cognate with Sanskrit: अयस्

In summary

From Middle English or, oor, blend of Old English ōra (“ore, unwrought metal”) and ār (“brass, copper, bronze”), the first a derivate of ear (“earth”), the second from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz, from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, h₂éyos.
Compare Old Norse eir (“brass, copper”), German ehern (“of metal, of iron”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌶 (aiz, “ore”); also Dutch oer (“ferrous hardpan; bog iron ore”). Compare Latin aes (“bronze, copper”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (aiiah), Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “copper, iron”).