lore

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
2. (countable, slang, uncountable) The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.
3. (Internet, broadly, countable, slang, uncountable) The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Workmanship.

Verb

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

Synonyms

learning

knowledge

traditional knowledge

den

folklore

science

sapience

erudition

teaching

tradition

legend

practice

Translations

επιστήμη

μάθηση

erudición

Überlieferungen

ilim

sürüngen

folklore

γνώση

Kunde

λώρος

bilgi

Wissenschaft

Belesenheit

γνώσεις

überliefertes Wissen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɔɹ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lore

Inherited from Old English: lār

Cognate with Dutch: leer

Cognate with German: Lehre

Cognate with Swedish: lära

Cognate with Danish: 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.