I don't know of any text which would tell us more about Ringil, Fingolfin's sword. However, I can at least provide you with an approximate translation of the name: 'ring' = cold, 'gil' = star.
It should also be noted that in early versions of the Silmarillion, such as the Books of Lost Tales, the name Ringil was used of the southern Lamp of the Valar. (I think its name was Ormal in the later versions.)
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