susta-

verb. to blow (tr.)

Derivations

• ✶thusta- “to send on [a gust of air]” ✧ NM/239
  • √THUS “evil mist, fog, darkness; blow, cause an air movement, blow, cause an air movement; [ᴹ√] *smell, stench; [√] evil mist, fog, darkness”
  • √THŪ “blow, cause an air movement, blow, cause an air movement, [ᴹ√] puff”

Element in

• Q. sustanë Manwëo súlë ten i indo Sindicollo ar he lastanë ar carnes “*the spirit of Manwe blew unto the heart of Thingol and he listened and did it” ✧ NM/239

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶thusta > susta	[tʰusta] > [θusta] > [susta]	✧ NM/239

Variations

• susta ✧ NM/239

súta-

verb. to blow (tr.)

Derivations

• ✶thūta- “to send on [a gust of air]” ✧ NM/239
  • √THŪ “blow, cause an air movement, blow, cause an air movement, [ᴹ√] puff”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶thūta > sūta	[tʰūta] > [θūta] > [sūta]	✧ NM/239

Variations

• sūta ✧ NM/239
• súta ✧ NM/240
• sútanë ✧ NM/240

susta-

verb. to stink

Cognates

• N. thosta- “to stink, to stink, *give off a smell”

Derivations

• √THUS “evil mist, fog, darkness; blow, cause an air movement, blow, cause an air movement; [ᴹ√] *smell, stench; [√] evil mist, fog, darkness”
  • √THŪ “blow, cause an air movement, blow, cause an air movement, [ᴹ√] puff”