Gore
/ɡɔːr/noun
Blood that has been shed, especially in a violent or gruesome way; also, to pierce or wound with a pointed object.
Did you know?The blood-soaked meaning of gore is ancient, but the word also developed a separate sense meaning a triangular piece of cloth or land, from a different Old English root entirely.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰer-
“to devour; to be eager or greedy”
Old English
OE
gār
“spear, javelin”
Middle English
ME
gore
“blood shed by violence; to pierce or stab”
Modern English
English
gore
“blood, especially when clotted or shed in violence; to wound with a pointed object”