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Lege vs Lore - What's the difference?

lege | lore |

As a noun lege

is (us|colloquial) legislature or lege can be (ireland|slang) legend, colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard.

As a verb lege

is (obsolete) to allege; to assert.

As an adjective lore is

their.

lege

English

Etymology 1

(en) for legislature.

Noun

(-)
  • (US, colloquial) legislature

    • Etymology 2

    Abbreviated from .

    Verb

    (leg)
  • (obsolete) To allege; to assert.
    • (Bishop Fisher)

    Etymology 3

    (en) for legend.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Ireland, slang) legend, colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    lore

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lore, from (etyl) '', German ''Lehre . See also (l).

    Noun

  • all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
    • the lore of the Ancient Egyptians
  • * Milton
    • His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore .
  • The backstory created around a fictional universe.
  • (obsolete) workmanship
    • (Spenser)
    Derived terms
    * birdlore * booklore * catlore * doglore * faxlore * fishlore * folklore * photocopylore * woodlore * wortlore * xeroxlore

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
  • (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
    • Derived terms
    * lored

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (lose)
  • * Spenser
    • Neither of them she found where she them lore .

    Anagrams

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