Quenya 

sahta-

induce

#sahta- (þ) vb. "induce", apparently primarily in negative sense: *"tempt, seduce". Compare the gerund or abstract noun sahtië (þ) "pressure or force (to do something against one's will or conscience)" (VT43:22-23; also compare úsahtië.)

sahta-

verb. to induce

Derivations

  • ✶thakta- “to pressure or force ([one] to do something against one’s will or conscience)”
    • √THAG “oppress, crush, press” ✧ VT43/22
  • √SAK “draw, pull” ✧ VT43/23

Element in

  • Q. sahtië “pressure or force (to do something against one’s will or conscience)”
  • ᴺQ. sahtando “tempter”
  • Q. úsahtië “inducement to do wrong, *temptation” ✧ VT43/23

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√saka > þahta > sahta[sakta-] > [saxta-]✧ VT43/23

Variations

  • sahta ✧ VT43/23

úsahtië

inducement to do wrong

úsahtië (þ) noun "inducement to do wrong" (VT43:23); allative úsahtienna attested (the alternative form úsahtíenna with a long í must be erroneous, as pointed out by the editors [ibid.]). Compare sahta-, sahtië.

sahta-

verb. to split

Derivations

  • ᴹ√STAK “split, insert”