eterúna- vb. (also etrúna-, though the cluster tr seems unusual for Quenya) "deliver" (= "save"). Tolkien may have abandoned this verb in favour of etelehta-, q.v. (VT43:23; VT44:9), but the root also appears in #runando "redeemer", so maybe eterúna- can stay with the meaning "redeem".
Quenya
etelehta-
deliver
etelehta-
verb. *to deliver
Element in
Elements
Word Gloss et(e)- “*out, [ᴹQ.] forth, out” lehta- “to loose, slacken”
eterúna-
deliver
eterúna-
verb. *to deliver
Element in
- Q. násië “but deliver us from evil: Amen” ✧ VT43/23; VT43/23; VT43/23; VT43/23
- Q. ono alyë eterúna me illumë ilya raxellor “but deliver us always from all dangers” ✧ VT44/09
Elements
Word Gloss et(e)- “*out, [ᴹQ.] forth, out” rúna- “to free”
etelehta- vb. "deliver" (= "save") (VT43:23)