Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)A proclamation of joy at Christmas.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Yule is a pagan holiday.

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  2. That was the best Yule ever.

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  3. Does the Yule gnome really exist?

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  4. The ancient Goths and Saxons called this festival Yule.

    deDie alten Goten und Sachsen nannten dieses Fest das Julfest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Tom invited me to celebrate Yule with him and his pagan friends.

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Origin

From Middle English yol, youle, from Old English ġeōl (“Christmas, Yule”), either cognate

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.

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Word family

1 related words
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See also

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