English Explanatory Dictionary

Yule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Christmastide, the Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas (between December 25ᵗʰ and January 5ᵗʰ).
  2. A pagan wintertime holiday celebrated by Germanic peoples, particularly the Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon peoples, or a modern reconstruction of this holiday celebrated by neo-pagans.
  3. A surname.
intj
  1. A proclamation of joy at Christmas.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Yule.

Pronunciation

/juːl/ /jʉl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Yule.wav

Word forms

Yule Yules

Etymology

From Middle English yol, youle, from Old English ġeōl (“Christmas, Yule”), either cognate with or from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą. Cognate with Gothic 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (jiuleis); see also Old English ġēola and Old Norse ýlir.

Related words

Yuill Yuille jolly blót Sabbat Christmas a Christian festival occurring near Yule Paganmas

Derived words

Yule cat Yulefest Yule lad Yule log Yuletide Yule tree Yule wreath
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