Thorongil

noun. eagle of star

thoron (“eagle”) + gîl (“star, bright spark”)

thorongil

proper name. Eagle of the Star

A name adopted by Aragorn when he travelled secretly within Gondor (LotR/1055) translated “Eagle of the Star” (UTI/Thorongil), a combination of thoron “eagle” (Let/427) and gil “star”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
thoron	“eagle”
gil	“star; (bright) spark, silver glint, twinkle of light”