Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Lore

Lore (lōr) , noun

[French lore, Latin lorum thong.]

(a)
(Zoology) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes.
(b)
(Zoology) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Lore , imperfect and past participle

[See Lose.]

Lost. [obsolete]
Neither of them she found where she them lore. — Spenser

Lore , noun

[Old English lore, lare, Anglo-Saxon lār, from laran to teach; akin to Dutch leer teaching, doctrine, German lehre, Danish lare, Swedish lara. See Learn, and compare Lere, transitive verb]

1.
That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore; legal lore; folklore.
The lore of war. — Fairfax
His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore. — Milton
2.
That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel. — Chaucer
If please ye, listen to my lore. — Spenser
3.
Workmanship. [Obsolete] — Spenser