geola

Old English

Alternative forms

• iūla

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month”), from Proto-Indo-European *yekə- (“joke, play”). Cognate with Old Norse jól (“a midwinter festival”), Gothic 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (jiuleis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈje͜oː.lɑ/, /ˈjoː.lɑ/

Noun

ġēola m
ġeōla m

1. the Yule period of time, covering December and January

Declension

Declension of geola (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġēola	ġēolan
accusative	ġēolan	ġēolan
genitive	ġēolan	ġēolena
dative	ġēolan	ġēolum

Declension of geola (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeōla	ġeōlan
accusative	ġeōlan	ġeōlan
genitive	ġeōlan	ġeōlena
dative	ġeōlan	ġeōlum

Synonyms

• ġēol, ġeōl

Derived terms

• ǣrra ġēola, ǣrra ġeōla
• æfterra ġēola, æfterra ġeōla