LORE
lore, traditional knowledge
(noun) knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; “early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lore (countable and uncountable, plural lores)
All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
The backstory created around a fictional universe.
(obsolete) Workmanship.
Etymology 2
Noun
lore (plural lores)
(anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
(anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
Etymology 3
Verb
lore
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of lose
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of lose, used in the sense of "left"
Anagrams
• Orel, Orle, OrĂ«l, eorl, orle, relo, role, rĂ´le
Source: Wiktionary
Lore, n. Etym: [F. lore, L. lorum thong.] (Zoöl.)
(a) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the
corresponding region in reptiles and fishes.
(b) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
Lore, obs. imp. & p. p. of Lose. Etym: [See Lose.]
Definition: Lost.
Neither of them she found where she them lore. Spenser.
Lore, n. Etym: [OE. lore, lare, AS. lar, fr. l to teach; akin to D.
leer teaching, doctrine, G. lehre, Dan. lære, Sw. lära. See Learn,
and cf. Lere, v. t.]
1. That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge gained
from tradition, books, or experience; often, the whole body of
knowledge possessed by a people or class of people, or pertaining to
a particular subject; as, the lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore;
legal lore; folklore. "The lore of war." Fairfax.
His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore. Milton.
2. That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel.
Chaucer.
If please ye, listen to my lore. Spenser.
3. Workmanship. [Obs.] Spenser.
LEESE
Leese, v. t. Etym: [See Lose.]
Definition: To lose. [Obs.]
They would rather leese their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh.
Leese, v. t. Etym: [Cf. f. léser, L.laesus, p. p. of laedere.]
Definition: To hurt. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition