Yule

[ yool ]

noun

1. Christmas, or the Christmas season.
2. an ancient Germanic pagan holiday centering around the winter solstice, now sometimes celebrated by neopagans.

yule

/ juːl /

noun

1. literary.
   sometimes capital
   1. Christmas, the Christmas season, or Christmas festivities
   2. ( in combination )

      yuletide

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yule¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English yole, Old English geōl, geol(a) “Christmas day, Christmastide”; cognate with Old Norse jōl, the name of the pagan winter feast lasting 12 days, later applied to Christmas; akin to Gothic jiuleis

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yule¹

Old English geōla, originally a name of a pagan feast lasting 12 days; related to Old Norse jōl, Swedish jul, Gothic jiuleis

Example Sentences

Rooney, nee Joe Yule, Jr., always understood his role in life.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, his mother had enough, left his father, Joe Yule, Sr. and took off to California on an adventure with her son.

From The Daily Beast

"I suppose he has even made the best of things in the letter, but if he can bear arms again by Yule it will be a wonder," he said.

From Project Gutenberg

This was at Yule, and the same practice held in the parish school of Thrums.

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My dear brothers both, thrice welcome be, Will ye drink Yule with our Majesty?

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Three great festivals were held every year, the first of which was celebrated at the new year, in the Yule-month.

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Then just after the midnight bells had rung he turned and lit the Yule log, and the players began the enjoyment of their new home.

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