Quenya 

nesta-

verb. to heal

A neologism for “to heal” coined by Helge Fauskanger for his NQNT (NQNT), the equivalent of [N.] nesta- “to heal”. I would use the attested verb Q. hasa- (haþa-) “to treat medically, help cure” instead (PE22/166).

Cognates

Element in

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nesta-

verb. to graze, pasture, give to feed, feed

Derivations

  • ᴺ✶. NES “give to feed; feed, pasture; graze”

Element in

  • ᴺQ. nestië “(act of) feeding”

matya-

verb. to feed

A neologism for “to feed” coin by Damien Bador as a straightforward derivative of the attested primitive verb ✶matyā- of the same meaning (PE22/135). I would distinguish it from ᴺQ. nesta- “to graze, pasture, (give to) feed” used for feeding farm animals, whereas matya- can be used for feeding anyone.

Derivations

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Sindarin 

nesta

heal

#nesta- (i nesta, in nestar), only attested as a derived noun (gerund):

nesta

heal

(i nesta, in nestar), only attested as a derived noun (gerund):

nestad

healing

(pl. nestaid if there is a pl.) Adj.

nestadren

healing

pl. nestedrin

media-

verb. to feed

A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2019 specifically for Eldamo, the Sindarin derivative of ✶matyā- “feed” (PE22/135).

Derivations

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Primitive elvish

maita-

verb. to feed

Derivations

  • √MAT “eat” ✧ PE18/095
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matyā-

verb. to feed

Derivations

  • √MAT “eat”

Derivatives

Variations

  • matjā ✧ PE22/135
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Noldorin 

nesta-

verb. to heal

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nesta-

verb. to heal

A verb implied by N. nestad “healing” in Bair Nestad “Houses of Healing” from Lord of the Rings drafts of the 1940s (WR/380).

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NETH “young”

Element in

  • N. nestad “healing” ✧ WR/380

Variations

  • Nesta- ✧ WR/380 (Nesta-)

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Middle Primitive Elvish

maita-

verb. to feed

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MAT “eat” ✧ PE18/046

Variations

  • MAITA- ✧ PE18/046
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Gnomish

nesta-

verb. to put to grass, graze, pasture, feed

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “put to grass, graze, pasture, feed” (GL/60), clearly a derivative of the early root ᴱ√NESE “give to feed; feed, pasture; graze” (QL/66).

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NESE “give to feed; feed, pasture; graze”

Early Quenya

nesta-

verb. to feed

The verb ᴱQ. nesta- “feed” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as a derivative of the early root ᴱ√NESE “give to feed; feed, pasture; graze” (QL/66). It has past forms nēse and nesse, indicating a close relationship to the verb ᴱQ. nese- “graze, pasture, give to feed, feed” from the same root, which likely would have had the same or similar past-tense forms.

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would combine both these early verbs into ᴺQ. nesta- “to graze, pasture, give to feed, feed”, derived from the Neo-Root ᴺ√NES.

Cognates

  • G. nesta- “to put to grass, graze, pasture, feed”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NESE “give to feed; feed, pasture; graze” ✧ QL/066

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NESE > nesta-[nesta-]✧ QL/066
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nese-

verb. to graze, pasture, give to feed, feed

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “graze, pasture, give to feed, feed”, a derivative of the early root ᴱ√NESE “give to feed; feed, pasture; graze” (QL/66).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NESE “give to feed; feed, pasture; graze” ✧ QL/066

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NESE > nese-[nese-]✧ QL/066
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