Word Study
yule
CIDE DICTIONARY
yule, n. [OE. yol, , AS. geól; akin to geóla December or January, Icel. jōl Yule, Ylir the name of a winter month, Sw. jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth. jiuleis November or December. Cf. Jolly.].
Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our Savior. [1913 Webster]
"And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule
In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule." [1913 Webster]
In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
yule, n. (in full yule-tide) archaic the Christmas festival.
Idiom
yule-log
1 a large log burnt in the hearth on Christmas Eve.
2 a log-shaped chocolate cake eaten at Christmas.
1 a large log burnt in the hearth on Christmas Eve.
2 a log-shaped chocolate cake eaten at Christmas.
Etymology
OE geol(a): cf. ON j{oacute}l
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