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N. oltha- v. “to dream” (Category: Dream)

N. oltha-, v. “to dream; ⚠️[G.] to appear as an apparition” (Category: Dream)
G. murtha- “to dream”

A verb for “to dream” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶olsa- based on the root ᴹ√OLOS “dream” (Ety/LOS, ÓLOS), where the primitive ls became lth as was usual.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s G. oltha- was glossed “to appear as an apparition”, but could be used for “I dream” as an impersonal verb with the purported subject in the dative (GL/62). This seems to be similar to how Q. óla- “dream” was used in Tolkien’s later writings, which likewise was an impersonal verb (UT/396). The Gnomish Lexicon had another verb G. olma- “I dream” as well (GL/62). These Gnomish verbs were clearly based on the early root ᴱ√OLO³ (QL/69).

References ✧ Ety/LOS, ÓLOS

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ᴹ✶olsa- > oltha- [olsa-] > [olθa-] ✧ Ety/ÓLOS

G. olma- v. “to dream” (Category: Dream)

See N. oltha- for discussion.

Reference ✧ GL/62 ✧ “I dream”

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G. oltha- v. “to appear as an apparition; to dream” (Category: Dream)

See N. oltha- for discussion.

References ✧ GL/62; LT1A/Lórien

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