About The Word Yule
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Yule
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What's The Definition Of Yule?
[n] period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Synonyms | Synonyms for Yule: Christmas | Christmastide | Christmastime | Noel | Yuletide Related Terms | Find terms related to Yule: See Also | Boxing Day | Dec | December | Jan | January | season Yule In Webster's Dictionary \Yule\, n. [OE. yol, [yogh]ol, AS. ge['o]l; akin to
ge['o]la December or January, Icel. j[=o]l 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.
And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule
In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule.
--Drayton.
{Yule block}, or {Yule log}, a large log of wood formerly put
on the hearth of Christmas eve, as the foundation of the
fire. It was brought in with much ceremony.
{Yule clog}, the yule log. --Halliwell. W. Irving.
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