ᴱQ. taste n. “fringe” (Category: Edge)
A word appearing as ᴱQ. taste “fringe” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TASA (QL/89). 1940s ᴹQ. atsa “tassel, fryse, fringe” may be a later iteration, also derived from the root ᴹ√TAS (PE22/50 note #187).
Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. tastë “fringe” for purpose of Neo-Quenya, but based on the Neo-Root ᴺ√TATH to avoid conflict with the later root √TAS “indicate”. I would not use atsa “fringe” since it conflicts with the more common ᴹQ. atsa “claw”; see that entry for discussion.
Reference ✧ QL/89 ✧ “fringe”
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| ᴱ√TASA > taste | [tastē] > [taste] | ✧ QL/89 |