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'''Taur''' is a [[Sindarin]] word, with several meaning, depending on the etymology.  
'''Taur''' is a [[Sindarin]] word, with several meanings, depending on the etymology.  


It can mean:
It can mean:
* ''large forest'' ([[TÁWAR]])
* ''large forest'' ([[TÁWAR]])
* ''king (of a tribe, not a land)'' ([[TUR]])
* ''king (of a tribe, not a land)'' ([[TUR]])
* ''mighty, vast, sublime''
* ''mighty, vast, sublime'' ([[TA3]]) (probably merged with TUR above)


[[Category:Sindarin words]]
[[Category:Sindarin words]]

Revision as of 23:27, 16 February 2009

Taur is a Sindarin word, with several meanings, depending on the etymology.

It can mean:

  • large forest (TÁWAR)
  • king (of a tribe, not a land) (TUR)
  • mighty, vast, sublime (TA3) (probably merged with TUR above)