Taur

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

It can mean:

  • large forest (from tawar TÁWAR)
  • king (of a tribe, not a land) (from târo TA3)
  • mighty, vast, sublime; poetic only or in ancient titles and names (from taurâ TA3/TUR)