prop. n. 'very weighty and ponderous', Morgoth's mace or hammer. >> grond, gronn
Sindarin
grond
adjective. very weighty and ponderous
grond
noun. 'very weighty and ponderous'
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
Word Gloss grond “weighty, ponderous” Variations
- grond ✧ PE17/099
grond
adjective. weighty, ponderous
Cognates
- Q. ronda “solid, firm” ✧ PE17/183
Derivations
Element in
- S. Grond “Hammer of the Underworld” ✧ PE17/183
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √G-RON > grond [gronda] > [grond] > [gronn] ✧ PE17/183 Variations
- gronn ✧ PE17/099; PE17/183
rond
noun. cave roof
rond
noun. vaulted or arched roof, as seen from below (and usually not visible from outside), or a (large) hall of chamber so roofed
gronn
adjective. very weighty and ponderous
gronn
adjective. weighty, ponderous
groth
noun. cave, tunnel, large excavation
groth
noun. delving, underground dwelling
roth
noun. cave
n. cave. Q. rondo.
feleg
noun. cave
n. cave, mine, underground dwelling. Q. felco. Q.
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)*
adj. very weighty and ponderous. >> gronn