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Lore vs Blore - What's the difference?

lore | blore |

In obsolete terms the difference between lore and blore

is that lore is past tense of lose while blore is the act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast.

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

    * ----

    blore

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) bloren, variation of bleren, blaren, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (blor)
  • (archaic, dialectal) To cry; cry out; weep.
  • (archaic, dialectal) To bray; bleat like an animal; bellow.
  • Etymology 2

    Perhaps from (blore) above, a variant of (blare), affected by (blow). Compare also Gaelic and Irish .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast.
  • * Chapman
  • A most tempestuous blore .