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Webster 1913 Edition

Yule

Yule

(ūl)
,
Noun.
[OE.
yol
,
ȝol
, AS.
geól
; akin to
geóla
December or January, Icel.
jōl
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 on Christmas eve, as the foundation of the fire. It was brought in with much ceremony.
–
Yule clog
,
the yule log.
Halliwell. W. Irving.

Webster 1828 Edition

Yule

YULE

,
Noun.
The name anciently given to Christmas, or the feast of the nativity of our Savior.

Definition 2024

yúlè

yúlè

See also: yule and Yule

Mandarin

Romanization

yúlè (Zhuyin ㄩˊ ㄌㄜˋ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 娛樂, 娱乐
  2. Pinyin transcription of 愉樂, 愉乐

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