Definitions for: Yule


[n] period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Noel, Yuletide

See Also: Boxing Day, Dec, December, Jan, January, season

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