Yule

[ yool ]

noun

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

Origin of Yule

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

Also yule .

Words that may be confused with Yule

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How to use Yule in a sentence

Yules edition of Marco Polo has also been a very inspiring source of material.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George Wells
By the way, I may as well tell you that I broke short off with the Yules on purpose.'
New Grub Street | George Gissing
But I should like to see these Yules at home; I must fish for an invitation.'
New Grub Street | George Gissing
There was always the glory of intimacy in Yules knowing what he thought.
The Two Magics | Henry James
Im obliged of course to grant you that your genuine Yules a Tory of Tories.
The Two Magics | Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for yule

yule

/ (juːl) /

noun

(sometimes capital) literary, archaic, or dialect
- Christmas, the Christmas season, or Christmas festivities
- (in combination): yuletide

Origin of yule

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

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