An element in the name Q. Lestanórë for Doriath (WJ/369), untranslated but probably the cognate to S. lest “girdle” from the name Lest Melian “Girdle of Melian” (WJ/228).
Quenya
lesta
measure
lesta
noun. *girdle
lesta-
verb. leave
lesta- (1) vb. "leave", pa.t. lendë (which is also the pa.t. of lelya-, q.v.) (ELED)
lesta-
verb. to measure
A neologism for coined by Helge Fauskanger for his NQNT (NQNT), it is simply the noun [ᴹQ.] lesta “measure” used as a verb.
#lesta (2) noun "measure", only attested in the instrumental case: lestanen"in measure" (FS). The name Lestanórë (q.v.) may contain a distinct noun #lesta "fence" or "girdle".