Q. #Eruanna pn. “[God’s] Grace”
A term for God’s grace in Aia María, Tolkien’s translation of the Ave Maria prayer (VT43/27-8). It is a compound of Eru “God” and anna “gift”, so a more literal translation would be “*God’s gift”. It is attested only in the genitive form Eruanno “*of [God’s] grace”.
References ✧ VT43/28
Inflections
| Eruanno | genitive | “*of grace” | ✧ VT43/28 |
Elements
| Eru | “The One, God” |
| anna | “gift, (orig.) thing handed, brought or sent to a person” |
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Q. #Erulissë pn. “[God’s] Grace” (Category: to Bless)
A term for God’s grace in early drafts of Aia María, Tolkien’s translation of the Ave Maria prayer (VT43/27-8). It is a compound of Eru “God” and lissë² “grace”. In later drafts of Aia María, this name was replaced by the term Eruanna (VT43/27-28). It is attested only in the instrumental form erulissenen “*[by means] of [God’s] grace”.
References ✧ VT43/29
Changes
Inflections
| erulissenen | instrumental | “*of grace” | ✧ VT43/29 |
Elements
| Eru | “The One, God” |
| lissë² | “grace” |
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