taur-na-neldor

place name. Beech-forest

Another name for Neldoreth (LotR/469) translated “Beech-forest” (RC/384). It is a combination of taur “forest”, na(n) “of” and neldor “beech”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
taur	“forest, wood, forest, wood, [N.] great wood, [G.] dense wood”
na(n)	“of; with, along with, accompanied by, provided with or by, associated with, marked with, of; provided with or by, associated with, marked with, with, along with, accompanied by; [N.] by”
neldor	“beech”

Variations

• Taur-na-neldor ✧ LotR/0469; RC/384