N. Taurost loc. “High City”
The name of the central citadel of Minas Tirith in Lord of the Rings drafts (WR/260). It is a combination of taur² “high” and ost “city”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/3.24).
References ✧ WR/260; WRI
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| taur² | “vast, mighty, overwhelming, awful, huge; high, sublime” |
| ost | “city, town (with wall round)” |