hore

Middle English

/ˈhoːr(ə)/, /ˈhɔːr(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • A whore female prostitute
  • A whore lascivious or adulterous woman
  • (rare) A people who are morally transgressive.
  • (rare) A insult used towards women.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hōre (whore) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ (adultress, whore).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hōrǭ

Gloss

adultress, whore

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