Quenya 

cesta-

verb. to seek, search for

A verb in notes from 1964 glossed “to seek, search for”, a long form of ces- of similar meaning (PE17/156).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I prefer to use cesta- to mean “to ask” and ces- for “to search”.

cesta-

to seek, search for

cesta- ("k") vb. "to seek, search for" (PE17:156)

cesta-

verb. ask

Quenya [PE 22:97; PE 22:118, 120ff; PE 22:138] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

cesta-

verb. to ask

Quenya [PE22/138; PE22/139] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maquet-

ask

#maquet- vb. *"ask", only attested in the past tense: maquentë (PM:403)

cesië

noun. search

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

Sindarin 

cesta-

verb. to seek, search for, look for

A neologism for “to seek, search for, look for” coined by Fiona Jallings inspired by cesta- of similar meaning.

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

cesta-

ziF1`C= verb. to seek, search for

Sindarin cognate of the Quenya word cesta-.

Phonetic Developments:
ketʰta- > kesta-, cesta-

Sindarin [< √KETH] Group: Neologism. Published by

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Qenya 

kesta-

verb. to ask

Qenya [PE22/097; PE22/118; PE22/120; PE22/121; PE22/122; PE23/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by