English → Latin
“gore” in Latin
cruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshedtrānsfodiōto thrust, stab or run through, transfix, transpiercecōnfodiōto dig (thoroughly), dig up or over, dig round about, turn over (of land), prepare by digging; to strike down by stabbintrānsfīgōto thrust through; to transfixcōnfīgōto fasten together (especially with nails); to transfixtrānsverberōto strike through, pierce through; to transfixpercutiōto strike, beat; to make an impression on the mind, touch, please, delight, astonish, shock; to killvēnābulumhunting-spear
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gore
cruor: sanguis concretus.
gore v.
trajicere: transfodere: confodere: transfigere: configere: transverberare (e.g., venabulo): percutere: cornu ferire (Verg.; with the horn).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gore?
- The usual Latin words for “gore” are cruor, trānsfodiō, cōnfodiō; also trānsfīgō, cōnfīgō, trānsverberō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.