ᴹQ. Olofantur m. “Lord of Dream-cloud”
A surname of Lórien as lord of dreams in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/205). In The Etymologies it was given as a compound of olor “dream” and Fantur “Lord of Cloud”, the latter of which also appeared in the surname of his brother, Nurufantur (Ety/ÓLOS, SPAN).
Conceptual Development: The name ᴱQ. Olofantur “Fantur of Dreams” first appeared in the earliest Lost Tales, already with essentially the same meaning as above (LT1/66; QL/37, 69). This name disappeared from Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, but the term Q. Fëanturi was still used to collectively describe Mandos and Lórien.
References ✧ Ety/ÓLOS, SPAN; EtyAC/LOS, ÓLOS; LRI; MRI; UT/396; UTI
Glosses
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Elements
| olor | “dream” | ✧ Ety/ÓLOS | |
| Fantur | “Lord of Cloud” | ✧ Ety/SPAN | |
| ᴹ√SPAN | “white” | ✧ Ety/ÓLOS | |
| ᴹ√(O)LOS | “sleep; dream” | augmentation | ✧ Ety/SPAN (OLOS); EtyAC/LOS (ólos) |
| ᴹ√(O)LOR | “sleep; dream” | augmentation | ✧ EtyAC/ÓLOS (ÓLOR) |
Cognates
ᴱQ. Olofantur m. “Fantur of Dreams”
References ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Olofantur; LT1I/Fantur, Olofantur; PE14/12; QL/37, 69
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| olóre | “dream” | ✧ LT1A/Lórien (olor) |
| Fantur | ✧ LT1A/Fanturi; LT1I/Fantur; QL/37 | |
| ᴱ√OLO³ | “*dream” | ✧ QL/69 |
Cognates