hore f (pluralhor,definite articulationhora)
- village
FromOld Danishhoræ,horkonæ, fromOld Norsehóra, fromProto-Germanic*hōrǭ, fromProto-Indo-European*kéh₂ros(“dear, loved”).
hore c (singular definitehoren,plural indefinitehorer)
- (historical, archaic) aprostitute(a woman who earns a living by selling herself)
- whore(sexually promiscuous woman)
hore (imperativehor,infinitiveathore,present tensehorer,past tensehorede,perfect tenseharhoret)
- toscrew(have sexual intercourse)
- tofornicate, towhore
hore
- (dated or formal)singularpresentsubjunctive ofhoren
hore
- scrofula
- “hore” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN.
FromOld Englishhōre, fromProto-West Germanic*hōrā, fromProto-Germanic*hōrǭ. Cognate toMiddle Dutchhoere,Middle Low Germanhôre,Middle High Germanhuore, andOld Swedishhōra.
hore (pluralhores orhoren)
- Awhore(female prostitute)
- Awhore(lascivious or adulterous woman)
c.1395,John Wycliffe,John Purvey [et al.], transl.,Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[1], publishedc.1410,Apocalips 17:1,page123r, column 1; republished asWycliffe's translation of the New Testament,Lichfield: Bill Endres,2010:And oon of þe ſeuene aungels cam· þat hadde ſeuene viols .· ⁊ ſpak wiþ me / ⁊ ſeide / come þou· I ſchal ſchewe to þee þe dampnacioun of þe greethoꝛe· þat ſittiþ on manye watris.· wiþ which kyngis of erþe diden foꝛnicacioun- And one of the seven angels (who had seven beakers) came and spoke with me, and said: "Come, I'll show you the damnation of the greatwhore, who sits by lots of water, and who the Earth's rulers engaged in adultery with."
- (rare) A people who are morallytransgressive.
- (rare, derogatory)An insult used towards women.
FromOld Englishhoru,horh, fromProto-West Germanic*hurhu, fromProto-Germanic*hurhwą.
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔːr(ə)/,/ˈhɔrɔu̯(ə)/,/ˈhɔriu̯(ə)/,/ˈhɔrwə/
hore (uncountable)
- Muck,mud; that which isfilthy ordirty.
- Iniquity,evil,sin; that which is morallyfoul.
- (rare, physiology)Phlegm orrheum.
hore
- Alternative form ofhar(“hoar”)
hore
- Alternative form ofher(“hair”)
hore
- (chiefly Early Middle English and West Midlands)Alternative form ofhere(“their”)
hore
- Alternative form ofore(“oar”)
hore
- Alternative form ofoure(“our”)
hore
- Alternative form ofhoryen
hore
- Alternative form ofhoren
FromOld Norsehóra, fromProto-Germanic*hōrǭ, fromProto-Indo-European*kéh₂ros(“dear, loved”).
hore f orm (definite singularhoraorhoren,indefinite pluralhorer,definite pluralhorene)
- awhore
- “hore” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.
FromOld Norsehóra.
hore f (definite singularhora,indefinite pluralhorer,definite pluralhorene)
- awhore
- “hore” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
FromProto-Germanic*hōrǭ, fromProto-Indo-European*kéh₂ros(“dear, loved”). CompareOld High Germanhuora (GermanHure),Dutchhoer,Old Norsehóra (Danishhore,Swedishhora); compare alsoLatincarus(“dear”).
hōre f
- whore,prostitute
- 996-7,Ælfric,Lives of Saints/Life of Saint Nicholas
Ða wolde heora fæder læton heo beonhoran þæt hi mihton his earme lif huru mid þan forðbringan.- Then their father wanted to let her become awhore so that they might thereby sustain his wretched lifestyle.
Weak feminine (n-stem):
hore
- Alternative spelling ofhóre
Borrowed fromCzechhora.Doublet ofgóra.
hore
- (Żywiec)upward
- Synonym:dogóry
- Leon Rzeszowski (1891) “hore”, in “Spis wyrazów ludowych z okolic Żywca”, inSprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page356
hore f
- inflection ofhoră:
- indefiniteplural
- indefinitegenitive/dativesingular
hore f
- dative/locativesingular ofhora
