Eldamo : Primitive Elvish : RUN²

√RUN² root. “rub, grind, smooth, polish”

√RUN² root. “rub, grind, smooth, polish; [ᴹ√] flat of hand or sole of foot”

A root appearing in an undated note from around 1968 as part of an explanation for the tree-name S. lebethron, given as {√RON >>} √RUN “rub, grind, smooth, polish”, with a derivatives Q. runda “smooth, polished” and [deleted] ron “smoothed by polishing”, probably Sindarin (PE17/89).

The Etymologies of the 1930s instead had the root ᴹ√RUN “flat of hand or sole of foot” with derivatives like ᴹQ. runya/N. rhein “footprint”, and also as the basis for the final element of ᴹQ. tallune/N. tellen “sole of foot” (Ety/RUN). It’s conceivable the two iterations of the root are related based on the “smoothness” of the hand or foot.

References ✧ PE17/89, 183

Glosses

“rub, grind, smooth, polish” ✧ PE17/89; PE17/183

Variations

RUN ✧ PE17/89; PE17/183
RON ✧ PE17/89

S. †lebethorn altered to lebethron by association with RUN “rub, grind, smooth, polish” ✧ PE17/89

Changes

RON >> RUN “rub, grind, smooth, polish” ✧ PE17/89

Derivatives

> ᴺS. !run- “to rub, grind”
> ᴺS. !rûn “polished, burnished, smoothed by polishing”
> ᴺS. !runna- “to polish, burnish”
- ⇒ ᴺS. !rothron “polisher”
> Q. runda “smooth, polished” ✧ PE17/89
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !rundië “smoothness; politeness”
> S. ron “smoothed by polishing” ✧ PE17/89

ᴹ√RUN root. “flat of hand or sole of foot”

See √RUN² for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/RUN, TAL

Glosses

“flat of hand or sole of foot” ✧ Ety/RUN

Derivatives

> #ᴹ✶runya “spoor, track, footprint” ✧ Ety/RUN
- ⇒ ᴹ✶talrunya “sole of foot” ✧ Ety/RUN
  - ⇒ [see above]
- > ᴹQ. runya “slot, footprint” ✧ Ety/RUN
- > N. rhein “slot, spoor, track, footprint” ✧ Ety/RUN
  - ⇒ N. Celeb(?)rhein “?Silver-footprint” ✧ EtyAC/RUN
⇒ ᴹ✶talrunya “sole of foot” ✧ Ety/TAL
- > ᴹQ. tallune “sole of foot” ✧ Ety/RUN; Ety/TAL
- > N. tellen “sole of foot” ✧ Ety/RUN; Ety/TAL
⇒ ᴹQ. tallune “sole of foot”