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Yule

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Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

Yulen. [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]
Yule block, or Yule log, a large log of wood formerly put on the hearth on Christmas eve, as the foundation of the fire. It was brought in with much ceremony. -- Yule clog, the yule log. Halliwell. W. Irving.

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.
Etymology
OE geol(a): cf. ON j{oacute}l

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