Yule

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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)

  1. (archaic) Yuletide, Christmastide, the Twelve Days of Christmas.
  2. (history) A wintertime holiday celebrated by the pagan Scandinavian, Germanic, and Anglo-Saxon peoples.
  3. (neopaganism) neo-pagan midwinter festival; a celebration of the winter solstice; one of the eight Sabbats celebrated in Wicca

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  1. ^ Merriam-Webster: Origin of Yule
  2. ^ Oxford Dictionaries: Origin of Yule
  3. ^ Reference.com: Origin of Yule
  4. ^ According to ODS eng. yule laant fra nordisk, the English Yule was borrowed from Old Norse
  5. ^ Etymology of Yule Yule in Online Etymology Dictionary

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Yule

  1. Christmas
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