Mudcat Café message #3788252

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Thread #159811 Message #3788252
Posted By: Brian May
02-May-16 - 05:28 AM
Thread Name: ADD: Beautiful Light o'er the Ocean
Subject: RE: What the heck is this word (Beautiful Light o'er..

"The voice of an ovelling dove" (mournful bird)

Sounds the most likely to me - it's two words making 'an' correct preceeding a vowel.