málos noun "forest" (LT2:342 rather taurë in Tolkien's later Quenya)
Quenya
tauno
forest
taure
noun. forest
málos
forest
Sindarin
taur
noun. forest
_ n. _forest. Q. taure. >> taw
tawar
noun. forest, forest; [N.] wood (material)
A word for “forest” in a few Sindarin names, notably Tawar-in-Drúedain “Drúadan Forest” (UT/319) and Tawarwaith “Forest People” (UT/256).
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies of the 1930s N. tawar meant “wood (material)” but was often used with the same sense as N. taur “forest”; it was derived from the root ᴹ√TÁWAR (Ety/TÁWAR). In Sindarin, awa often became au (and then > o), and cases where it was preserved seem to have to do with patterns of stress; see the entry on that phonetic rule for further details.
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, it is probably better to stick with the better known S. taur for “forest”.
Element in
- S. Tawar-in-Drúedain “Drúadan Forest” ✧ UT/319
- S. Tawarwaith “Forest People”
Variations
- Tawar ✧ UT/319
eryn
forest
_n. _forest, wood of trees.
taur
forest
1) taur (i daur, o thaur) (great wood), pl. toer (i thoer), coll. pl. torath. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also (as adj.) ”lofty, high, sublime, noble” etc. 2) tawar (i dawar, o thawar) (wood [as material]), pl. tewair (i thewair). (
taur
forest
(i daur, o thaur) (great wood), pl. toer (i thoer), coll. pl. torath. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also (as adj.) ”lofty, high, sublime, noble” etc.
tawar
forest
(i dawar, o thawar) (wood [as material]), pl. tewair (i thewair). (SMALL)
glâd
forest
(i ’lâd, construct glad) (wood), pl. glaid (in glaid)
Primitive elvish
taurē
noun. forest
Derivations
- √TAW “wood” ✧ PE17/115
Derivatives
Variations
- tau-rē ✧ PE17/115
- taurĭ ✧ PE21/80
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Qenya
aldaron
masculine name. Lord of Forests
Cognates
Gnomish
tavros
masculine name. the Blue Spirit of the Woods
Changes
- Tavros → Tauros ✧ LT1A/Tavari
Cognates
- Eq. tauno “(great) forest” ✧ LT1A/Tavari
Element in
- G. Inthavros “Forest Palace of Tavros” ✧ GL/51; GL/69; LT2A/Ulmonan
tavros
noun. forest, wooded land
A word for “forest, wooded land” in Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/69), almost certainly a derivative of the early root ᴱ√TAVA “beam” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Tavari). It seems to be an element in the name G. Tavrobel, but later the initial element of that name was redefined as N. tavor “woodpecker” (Ety/TAM), so this word was likely abandoned, possibly replaced by S. tawar.
Cognates
- Eq. tauno “(great) forest” ✧ LT1A/Tavari
Derivations
- ᴱ√TAVA “beam” ✧ LT1A/Tavari
Element in
- G. Drauthodavros “Weary Forest” ✧ LT1A/Tavari
- G. Tavrobel “Wood Home” ✧ GL/69; LT1A/Tavari
- G. Tavrost “Haywood” ✧ LT1A/Tavari
- G. Tavros “the Blue Spirit of the Woods” ✧ GL/69; LT1A/Tavari
alos
noun. forest
A noun for “forest” the Gnomish Lexicon with an archaic variant †aloth, apparently an elaboration of G. âl “wood” (GL/19). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s it appeared as ᴱN. aulos “forest”, but this word was deleted (PE13/137).
Element in
- G. goloth “forest” ✧ LT2A/Golosbrindi
Variations
- aloth ✧ GL/19 (aloth); LT2A/Golosbrindi (aloth)
alm(oth)
noun. forest
Variations
alm✧ GL/19 (alm)almoth✧ GL/19 (almoth)
gawlas
noun. forest
goloth
noun. forest
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “forest”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- (GL/41). This is likely a combination of ᴱ✶ŋu̯a “together” and some elaboration of the root ᴱ√ALA “spread”, the basis of “tree” words, so probably originally “✱together spread(ing)”. In The Gnomish Grammar it had the form gôloth (GG/8) and in Gnomish Lexicon Slips the form gawlas derived from primitive ᴱ✶ŋgwa-alassa (PE13/114).
Cognates
- Eq. málos “forest” ✧ GL/41; LT2A/Golosbrindi
Derivations
- ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- ✧ GL/41; LT2A/Golosbrindi
- ᴱ✶ŋgwa-alassa ✧ PE13/114
Element in
- G.
Golosbrindi“Queen of the Forest” ✧ LT2A/Golosbrindi- G. Tûr na·Ngôloth ✧ GL/19
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- > gwōloth > goloth [ŋgʷāloθ] > [gʷāloθ] > [gʷōloθ] > [gōloθ] > [goloθ] ✧ GL/41 ᴱ✶gwā-alassē > gawlas [gwālassē] > [gawlas] ✧ PE13/114 Variations
- gôloth ✧ GG/08; GL/19
- gawlas ✧ PE13/114
Early Noldorin
tavros
masculine name. Lord of Forests
Changes
- Tavros → Tauros ✧ LB/195
- Tavros → Tauros ✧ LBI/Tauros
- Tavros → Tauros ✧ LBI/Tavros
Tavros→ Tauros “Lord of Forests” ✧ SM/079- Tavros → Tauros ✧ SMI/Tauros
taur
noun. forest
Cognates
- Eq. taure “forest”
Element in
- En. Taur-na-Fuin “Deadly Nightshade” ✧ SM/026
Variations
- Taur ✧ SM/026
aulos
noun. forest
Early Quenya
taure
noun. forest
Cognates
- En. taur “forest”
Derivations
- ᴱ√TAVA “beam”
Element in
- Eq. ar i·súru laustuváro lintataurelasselindon “*and the wind will roar like many forest leaves” ✧ PE16/077; PE16/077
- Eq. Rúsitaurion “Son of the Weary Forest” ✧ LT2/089 (taur-)
- Eq. tauren linqarassean ✧ PE16/080
- Eq. tauren lintyulussean ✧ PE16/080
- Eq. taurelasselindon “like leaves of forests” ✧ MC/213; MC/220; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074
Variations
- taur- ✧ LT2/089 (taur-)
- taurie ✧ PE16/139
málos
noun. forest
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s given as the cognate of G. goloth “forest”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- (GL/41). This is likely a combination of ᴱ✶ŋu̯a “together” and some elaboration of the root ᴱ√ALA “spread”, the basis of “tree” words, so probably originally “✱together spread(ing)” or something to that effect.
Cognates
- G. goloth “forest” ✧ GL/41; LT2A/Golosbrindi
Derivations
- ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- ✧ GL/41
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- > malosta > mālos [ŋgʷāloθ] > [ŋʷāloθ] > [ŋʷālos] > [mālos] ✧ GL/41 Variations
- mālos ✧ GL/41
taurie
noun. forest
tauno noun "forest" (LT1:267; in Tolkien's later Quenya taurë)