Menelrond

noun. heaven-dome

menel (“sky, high heaven”) + rond (“domed roof”)

menelrond

place name. Heaven-dome

The great hall of Thingol (PM/371), translated “Heaven-dome” (PM/376), a combination of menel “the heavens” and rond “dome”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
menel	“the heavens, firmament, region of the stars”
rond	“(vaulted or arched) roof; vaulted chamber or cavern; heavens [as a roof of the world]”