Yule

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yule \Yule\ ([=u]l), 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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule
           In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule.
                                                    --Drayton.
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     {Yule block}, or {Yule log}, a large log of wood formerly put
        on the hearth on 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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Yule
       n : period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmastide},
            {Christmastime}, {Yuletide}, {Noel}]