English

Etymology
From the Middle English yole, from Old English ge�l, cognate with Old Norse jól, Estonian jõul, Finnish joulu, German Jul, Scandinavian jul, etc., the name of a pre-Christian holiday held in midwinter, and later applied to the Christian celebration of Christmas. The Anglo-Saxon cognate giuli was the name for a two-month midwinter season.

Pronunciation
(US) IPA|/ju�l/

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. A wintertime holiday celebrated by the Heathen/Pagan Scandinavian, Germanic, and Anglo-Saxon peoples.
2. One of the eight Sabbat|Sabbats celebrated in Wicca, a celebration of the winter solstice.
3. archaic Christmas.

Derived terms
Yuletide
Yule log, yule log

See also
blót
Sabbat
Christmas
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