In LotR/IV:IV, Frodo is called Daur, which might be the mutated form of this word
Noldorin
taur
adjective. vast, mighty, overwhelming, awful, huge; high, sublime
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- N. -dor “*king, lord” ✧ Ety/TĀ
- N. Tor-dilluin
- N. Nimdildor “High White Horn” ✧ Ety/TĀ
- N. Taurost “High City”
- N. Torfir “High-man” ✧ Ety/TĀ
- ᴺS. torchal “shark or other large predatory fish”
- S. Torhir Ifant
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶tau̯rā > taur [taurā] > [taura] > [tǭra] > [toura] > [taura] > [taur] ✧ Ety/TĀ Variations
- taur ✧ Ety/TĀ; Ety/TÁWAR; Ety/TUR
taur
noun. forest, great wood
Cognates
- ᴹQ. taure “great wood, forest” ✧ Ety/TÁWAR
Derivations
Element in
- N. Taur-na-Danion “Forest of Pines”
- N. Taur-na-Faroth “*Forest of Hunting” ✧ Ety/SPAR
- N. Taur-na-Delduath “*Forest of Deadly Nightshade”
- N. Taur-nan-Erig “Forest of Region” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
- N. Taur-na-Fuin “Forest of Night” ✧ Ety/PHUY
- N. Tauros “Lord of Forests; (lit.) Forest-Dread” ✧ Ety/TÁWAR
- N. Taur-rimmon “Forest of Rimmon”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶tau̯rē > taur [taurē] > [taure] > [tǭre] > [toure] > [taure] > [taur] ✧ Ety/TÁWAR Variations
- Taur ✧ Ety/ERÉK; Ety/PHUY; Ety/SPAR
- taur ✧ Ety/TÁWAR; Ety/TÁWAR
taur
noun. king (of a whole tribe)
Cognates
- ᴹQ. tár “king” ✧ Ety/TĀ
Derivations
Element in
- S. -dor “*king, lord”
- N. Neleduir “Three Kings” ✧ EtyAC/LEP
- N. Ardórin “?Day of Kings”
- N. Taur Egledhrim “King of the Exiles” ✧ Ety/TĀ
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶tārō > taur [tārō] > [tāro] > [tǭro] > [touro] > [tauro] > [taur] ✧ Ety/TĀ Variations
- taur ✧ Ety/TĀ (taur); EtyAC/LEP
taur
noun. king (only used of the legitimate kings of whole tribes)
taur
noun. great wood, forest
taur
adjective. mighty, vast, overwhelming, huge, awful, high, sublime
aran
noun. king (used of a lord or king of a specified region)
brand
adjective. lofty, noble, fine
brand
adjective. high (in size)
brann
adjective. lofty, noble, fine
brann
adjective. high (in size)
âr
noun. king (used of a lord or king of a specified region)
âr
noun. king
An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “mighty, vast, overwhelming, huge, awful” derived from primitive ᴹ✶taurā “masterful, mighty” based the root ᴹ√TUR “power, control, mastery, victory” (Ety/TÁWAR, TUR). It was also influenced by ᴹ✶tārā “lofty” and as such had the alternate meaning “high, sublime”. Thus its gloss “awful” has the sense “causing awe” rather than its modern English meaning “terrible”, and its general meaning seems to something that is mighty (in strength or size) and also induces awe, either inspiring or terrifying. Its Quenya equivalent Q. taura continued to appear in later writings (PE17/115, VT39/10), indicating that this Noldorin word probably remained valid in Sindarin.
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had the adjective G. taura “powerful” and the (archaic) noun G. †taur “ability, power” (GL/69), both based on the early root ᴱ√TURU “am strong” (GL/72; QL/95).