Olórin
olórin
olórin
masculine name. *Dream/vision one
Gandalf’s name “in the west”, that is Aman (LotR/670). This name is derived from olor “dream, vision” (UT/396), though its exact meaning is unclear.
Conceptual Development: This name was first written ᴹQ. Olórion in Lord of the Rings drafts, but was quickly changed to its final form ᴹQ. Olórin (WR/153). It may be that Tolkien originally intended the name to mean “✱Son of Dreams”.
Derivations
- √(O)LOR “dream, vision, [ᴹ√] sleep, [ᴱ√] doze, slumber; [√] dream, vision” ✧ PE17/088
Element in
- Q. sanomë tarnë Olórin, Aracorno, Eomer, Imrahil, mi mísë, mi telepta yo morna, mi laiqua yo ninquë, mi luinë, ta Gimli mi lossëa “There stood Gandalf, Aragorn, Eomer and Imrahil in grey, in silver and black, in green and white, and in blue, and also Gimli in white” ✧ PE17/071
Elements
Word Gloss olor “dream, vision” ? Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √OLOR > Olórin [olōrin] ✧ PE17/088
Olórin noun name of the Maia that became Gandalf, connected to olos no. 1 (UT:396)