taur

noun. king (only used of the legitimate kings of whole tribes)

In LotR/IV:IV, Frodo is called Daur, which might be the mutated form of this word

taur

adjective. mighty, vast, overwhelming, huge, awful, high, sublime

taur

noun. great wood, forest

taur

noun. king (of a whole tribe)

Cognates

• ᴹQ. tár “king” ✧ Ety/TĀ

Derivations

• ᴹ✶tār(ō) “king” ✧ Ety/TĀ
  • ᴹ√TĀ/TAƷ “high, lofty; noble” ✧ Ety/TĀ; PE21/55

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

aran

noun. king (used of a lord or king of a specified region)

âr

noun. king (used of a lord or king of a specified region)

âr

noun. king