Eldamo : Neo-Sindarin : masta-

ᴺS. [G.] masta- v. “to [put to] feed, graze” (Category: to Pasture)

ᴺS. [G.] masta-, v. “to [put to] feed, graze” (Category: to Pasture): G. nesta- “to put to grass, graze, pasture, feed”

See G. masta- for discussion.

masta- “to [put to] feed, graze” vs. !media- “to feed”

Derivations

< ✶masta- “to feed up, fatten”
- < √MAT “eat” ✧ PE18/95

G. masta- v. “to feed, graze” (Category: to Pasture)

The verb G. masta- “feed, graze” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/56). Its etymology is unclear; it is tempting to assume it is derived from the early root ᴱ√MATA “eat” (QL/31), but is not clear how the st would arise in the phonology of Gnomish. Another possible root is ᴱ√M(B)ASA, but in the Qenya Lexicon this root was glossed “cook, bake” (QL/59, 63).

Neo-Sindarin: This word can easily be adapted as Neo-Sindarin ᴺS. masta- based on an ancient causative verb = √MAT “eat” + ✶-tā, since t + t from suffixion resulted in st in the Elvish phonology of the 1930s-60s. I would limit this verb to the sense “[put to] feed, graze” for animals, while directly feeding another would be ᴺS. media-.

Reference ✧ GL/56 ✧ “feed, graze”

Derivations

< ᴱ√M(B)ASA “cook, bake”