See later N. Taur-na-Fuin and S. Taur-nu-Fuin for discussion.
Early Noldorin
math
noun. food
maitha-
verb. to ravish, to ravish; [G.] to rule, govern, wield control, hold
methal
noun. footstep
taur-na-fuin
place name. Deadly Nightshade
umboth
noun. twilight, twilight, [G.] nightfall
A word for “footstep” in Nebrachar poem written around 1930, appearing only in its plural form menthail “footsteps” (MC/217). Its second element is probably related to tal “foot” having undergone nasal mutation. The basis for its initial element (man- or men-?) is unclear, but it could be related ᴹ√MEN from the 1930s.