Q. oi(o) adv. and n. “ever, everlastingly; an endless period” (Category: Eternal)
A word for “ever” or “everlastingly” appearing as oio or oi and derived from the root √OY of similar meaning (PE17/69; RGEO/61; SA/los; Ety/OY). In one place it was glossed “an endless period” (UT/317) perhaps meaning it could also be used as a noun = “*eternity”.
Conceptual Development: The Etymologies of the 1930s at first had ᴹQ. ia “ever” under the rejected roots ᴹ√EY, ᴹ√GEY (Ety/EY, GEY) before Tolkien settled on ᴹQ. oi “ever” < ᴹ√OY (Ety/OY).
References ✧ PE17/69; RGEO/61; SA/los; UT/317
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| √OY > oi- | [oj-] > [oi-] | ✧ PE17/69 |
ᴹQ. oi adv. “ever” (Category: Eternal)
Reference ✧ Ety/OY ✧ “ever”
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| ᴹ√OY > oi | [oj] > [oi] | ✧ Ety/OY |
ᴹQ. ia adv. “ever” (Category: Eternal)
References ✧ Ety/EY, GEY
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| ᴹ✶eı̯ā > ia | [eja] > [ia] | ✧ Ety/EY |
| ᴹ✶geı̯ā > ia | [geja] > [ɣeja] > [ɣia] > [ia] | ✧ Ety/GEY |