olfannor

masculine name. Lord of Dream-cloud

A surname for Lórien appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of ôl “dream” and the name Fannor “Cloud-lord” that he shared with his brother Mandos (Ety/ÓLOS, SPAN).

Conceptual Development: This name appeared as G. Olfanthor in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s (GL/34, 62), a combination of the root or short form of G. oloth “dream” with G. Fanthor, precursor of N. Fannor.

Changes

• Olchwannor → Olfannor ✧ EtyAC/LOS

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Olofantur “Lord of Dream-cloud” ✧ Ety/ÓLOS; Ety/SPAN; EtyAC/LOS

Derivations

• ᴹ✶Olosphantur “Lórien” ✧ Ety/ÓLOS
  • ᴹ√(O)LOS “sleep; dream” ✧ Ety/ÓLOS

Elements

Word	Gloss
ôl	“dream”
Fannor	“Cloud-lord”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶Olo(s)-fantur > Olfannor	[?]	✧ Ety/ÓLOS

Variations

• Olchwannor ✧ EtyAC/LOS (Olchwannor)