Unlore
/ʌnˈlɔːr/noun
An obsolete or rare verb meaning to unlearn or cause someone to forget knowledge.
Did you know?Unlike the magical sense modern audiences may imagine, historical uses of “unlore” describe reversing learning rather than casting an enchantment.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leis-
“To learn or gain knowledge; the reconstructed ancestral root associated with Germanic learning vocabulary.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*laizō
“Learning, instruction, or knowledge.”
Old English
Old English
lār
“Teaching, instruction, learning, or knowledge.”
Middle English
Middle English
lore
“Learning, knowledge, or accumulated wisdom.”
Modern English
English
unlore
“To unlearn or undo acquired knowledge; a rare or obsolete formation using un- plus lore.”