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basta-
intransitive verb
make bread, bake bread
Prestanneth
With singular and plural “who”, showing Soft and Nasal mutations:
i masta “who makes bread”
i mbastar “who make bread”
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Etymology
based on the ancient root (MBAS) and the Sindarin noun bast/bass (Ety372; PM404-5, VT44:21; PE17:144), modeled after thost “smell” (VT46:19) and thosta- “stink” (VT46:19)
Attested Analogues
thosta- “stink” (VT46:19)
Alternatives
car- mast/mass “make bread” car- “make, do” (VT44:25) and bast/bass (Ety372; PM404-5, VT44:21; PE17:144)
Example
Baston ilaurui.
I make bread daily.
Creator
Fiona Jallings, a.k.a. 'dreamingfifi' Merin Essi ar Quenteli! - Wordlists - Reconstructed Sindarin
ns/basta.txt · Last modified: 2015/03/27 19:28 by dreamingfifi
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