lore

Etymology 1

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.

noun

1. 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
2. The backstory created around a fictional universe.
   You might have stumbled upon discussions of Bloodborne's lore - there are plenty of discussions about Bloodborne's lore - which can be more than a little dense and, to the outsider, off-putting. March 6 2018, Martin Robinson, “Dispelling the myths of Bloodborne”, in Eurogamer
3. (obsolete) Workmanship.

Etymology 2

From Latin lorum (“thong, strap”).

noun

1. (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
   He’s sticky and encrusted on one side below his beak and amongst the lores around his eyes by the pips and juices he has dined upon, the pith and pulp of feeding. 2022, Jim Crace, eden, Picador, page 40
2. (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Etymology 3

verb

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