Sindarin 

grond

adjective. very weighty and ponderous

adj. very weighty and ponderous. >> gronn

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grond

noun. 'very weighty and ponderous'

prop. n. 'very weighty and ponderous', Morgoth's mace or hammer. >> grond, gronn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:99:183] < G-RON < RON solid, tangible, firm. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

grond

proper name. Hammer of the Underworld

The great mace of Morgoth glossed “Hammer of the Underworld” (S/154). It is simply grond “club” used as a name (Ety/RUD, PE17/183).

Conceptual Development: The name ᴱN. Grond first appeared in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s (LB/285) and again in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/284), already with the translation given above. The name N. Grond appeared in The Etymologies with the derivation given above (Ety/RUD).

Elements

WordGloss
grond“weighty, ponderous”

Variations

  • grond ✧ PE17/099
Sindarin [LBI/Grond; LotRI/Grond; PE17/099; PE17/183; S/154; SI/Grond; WJI/Grond] Group: Eldamo. Published by

grond

adjective. weighty, ponderous

Cognates

  • Q. ronda “solid, firm” ✧ PE17/183

Derivations

  • GRON ✧ PE17/183
    • RON “solid, tangible, firm” ✧ PE17/183

Element in

  • S. Grond “Hammer of the Underworld” ✧ PE17/183

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
G-RON > grond[gronda] > [grond] > [gronn]✧ PE17/183

Variations

  • gronn ✧ PE17/099; PE17/183
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rond

noun. cave roof

Sindarin [Ety/384, VT/46:12, S/437, WJ/414, X/RH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rond

noun. vaulted or arched roof, as seen from below (and usually not visible from outside), or a (large) hall of chamber so roofed

Sindarin [Ety/384, VT/46:12, S/437, WJ/414, X/RH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gronn

adjective. very weighty and ponderous

adj. very weighty and ponderous. >> grond, Grond

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:99:183] < G-RON < RON solid, tangible, firm. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

gronn

adjective. weighty, ponderous

groth

noun. cave, tunnel, large excavation

Sindarin [WJ/415, S/431, VT/46:12] Group: SINDICT. Published by

groth

noun. delving, underground dwelling

Sindarin [WJ/415, S/431, VT/46:12] Group: SINDICT. Published by

roth

noun. cave

n. cave. Q. rondo.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:117] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

feleg

noun. cave

n. cave, mine, underground dwelling. Q. felco. Q.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:118] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

fela

cave

(pl. fili). In the Etymologies (LR:381 s.v. PHÉLEG) the name Felagund is said to include this word, but since Tolkien later re-explained this name as a borrowing from Dwarvish, some would consider fela as a word for ”cave” conceptually obsolete.

grond

club

grond (i **rond, construct gron), pl. grynd (in grynd), coll. pl. gronnath**

grond

club

(i ’rond, construct gron), pl. grynd (in grynd), coll. pl. gronnath

rond

cave

(construct ron) (cavern, vault, vaulted ceiling, hall with vaulted roof), pl. rynd (idh rynd), coll. pl. ronnath

grôd

cave

1) grôd (i **rôd, construct grod) (delving, excavation, underground dwelling), pl. grŷd (in grŷd) (WJ:414), 2) groth (i **roth) (delving, large excavation), pl. gryth (in gryth) (VT46:12), 3) rond (construct ron) (cavern, vault, vaulted ceiling, hall with vaulted roof), pl. rynd (idh rynd), coll. pl. ronnath, 4) roth (delving, large excavation), pl. ryth, 4) gathrod (i **athrod), pl. gethryd (i ngethryd = i ñethryd), 5) fela (pl. fili). In the Etymologies (LR:381 s.v. PHÉLEG) the name Felagund is said to include this word, but since Tolkien later re-explained this name as a borrowing from Dwarvish, some would consider fela** as a word for ”cave” conceptually obsolete.

grôd

cave

(i ’rôd, construct grod) (delving, excavation, underground dwelling), pl. grŷd (in grŷd) (WJ:414)

groth

cave

(i ’roth) (delving, large excavation), pl. gryth (in gryth) (VT46:12)

othronn

fortress in a cave/caves

(pl. ethrynn for archaic öthrynn) (underground stronghold). Cited in archaic form othrond in the source (WJ:414).

roth

cave

(delving, large excavation), pl. ryth, 4) gathrod (i ’athrod), pl. gethryd (i ngethryd = i ñethryd)

rhûd

artificial cave

(construct rhud, with article ?i thrûd or ?i rûd – *the lenition product of rh- is uncertain) (dwelling underground, rockhewn hall, mine), pl. rhuid (?idh ruid). (PM:365)*