[lore] n [ME, fr. OE lar; akin to OHG lera doctrine, OE leornian to learn] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: something that is taught: lesson
2: something that is learned: a: knowledge gained through study or experience b: traditional knowledge or belief
3: a particular body of knowledge or tradition
[2]lore n [NL lorum, fr. L, thong, rein; akin to Gk eulera reins] (1828): the space between the eye and bill in a bird or the corresponding region in a reptile or fish -- lo.re.al adj