Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - lore

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lar; akin to Old High German lera doctrine, Old English leornian to learn  Date: before 12th century  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  II. noun  Etymology: New Latin lorum, from Latin, thong, rein; akin to Greek eulera reins  Date: 1828 the space between the eye and bill in a bird or the corresponding region in a reptile or fish  • ~al adjective