tore

adj

Etymology: From Middle English tor, tore, toor, from Old Norse tor- (“hard, difficult, wrong, bad”, prefix), from Proto-Germanic *tuz- (“hard, difficult, wrong, bad”), from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad, ill, difficult”). Cognate with Old High German zur- (“mis-”, prefix), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌶- (tuz-, “hard, difficult”, prefix), Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad, ill, difficult”, prefix). More at dys-.

1. Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
2. Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
3. Full; rich.

name

1. A village in Highland, Scotland.

noun

Etymology: Probably from the root of tear; compare Welsh word for a break or cut.

1. The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.

   “the more Tore you have, the less Quantity of Hay will do”

verb

1. simple past of tear (“rip, rend, speed”).
2. past participle of tear (“rip, rend, speed”)

   “[…]that a Spirit came into him that did make him quake and tremble ſo exceedingly that he thought it would have tore him, &c[…]”

   “Upon my honor, Sir, you have tore every bit of ſkin quite off the back of both my hands with your forceps, cried my uncle Toby[…]”