prop. n. 'very weighty and ponderous', Morgoth's mace or hammer. >> grond, gronn
Sindarin
grond
proper name. Hammer of the Underworld
grond
noun. 'very weighty and ponderous'
grond
adjective. weighty, ponderous
grond
adjective. very weighty and ponderous
adj. very weighty and ponderous. >> gronn
gronn
adjective. very weighty and ponderous
gronn
adjective. weighty, ponderous
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
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).