ore.
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
Meaning & usage
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English or, oor, blend of Old English ōra (“ore, unwrought metal”), of uncertain origin, and ār (“brass, copper, bronze”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos. Compare Old Norse eir (“brass, copper”), German ehern (“of metal, of iron”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌶 (aiz, “ore”); also Dutch oer (“ferrous hardpan; bog iron ore”). Compare Latin aes (“bronze, copper”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (aiiah), Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “copper, iron”).
A unit of currency used in England around the 10th to 12th centuries.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin ora.
Seaweed, especially that which is washed up ashore.
Where this word comes from
A southern variant of ware (“seaweed”).
A type of fine wool, especially of the type historically produced in the market town of Leominster, Herefordshire.
Where this word comes from
Possibly originating as a figurative use of Etymology 1, with Leominster's "ore" representing the wealth of the town.
Obsolete form of over.
Alternative form of öre.
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