Yule
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[edit] Etymology
Capitalized variant of yule.
From the Middle English yole, from Old English geōl, either cognate with[1][2][3] or from[4][5] Old Norse jól, the name of a pre-Christian holiday held in midwinter, and later applied to the Christian celebration of Christmas. Also see Old English giuli and Old Norse ýlir.
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Yule (plural Yules)
- (archaic) Yuletide, Christmastide, the Twelve Days of Christmas.
- (history) A wintertime holiday celebrated by the pagan Scandinavian, Germanic, and Anglo-Saxon peoples.
- (neopaganism) neo-pagan midwinter festival; a celebration of the winter solstice; one of the eight Sabbats celebrated in Wicca
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- ^ Merriam-Webster: Origin of Yule
- ^ Oxford Dictionaries: Origin of Yule
- ^ Reference.com: Origin of Yule
- ^ According to ODS eng. yule laant fra nordisk, the English Yule was borrowed from Old Norse
- ^ Etymology of Yule Yule in Online Etymology Dictionary
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