N. ôl n. “dream” (Category: Dream)
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “dream” derived from the root ᴹ√OLOS of the same meaning (Ety/LOS, ÓLOS). It replaced a deleted form oll (EtyAC/LOS). It had an abnormal plural form elei “dreams”, derived from primitive olosī, where the intervocalic s was lost resulting in a diphthong. Following Sindarin plural patterns, the result is more likely to be ely “dreams”; see thely < *tholosī the (archaic) plural of S. thôl (PE17/188).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had some similar words: G. oloth or olor “a dream, apparition, vision” and G. olm “a dream” (GL/62), all based on the early root ᴱ√OLO³ (QL/69).
References ✧ Ety/LOS, ÓLOS; EtyAC/LOS
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| elei | plural | “dream” | ✧ Ety/ÓLOS |
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| ᴹ√ÓLOS > ôl | [olos] > [olo] > [ol] > [ōl] | ✧ Ety/ÓLOS |
| ᴹ√ÓLOS > elei | [olosi] > [olohi] > [œlœhi] > [œlœih] > [œlœi] > [elei] | ✧ Ety/ÓLOS |
G. olm n. “dream” (Category: Dream)
References ✧ GL/62; LT1A/Lórien
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G. oloth n. “dream, apparition, vision” (Category: Dream)
References ✧ GL/62; LT1A/Lórien
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