Yule

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English yol, youle, from Old English ġeōl (“Christmas, Yule”), either cognate with or from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą. Cognate with Gothic 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (jiuleis); see also Old English ġēola and Old Norse ýlir. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːl/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /jʉwl/, [jʊwl] (US) IPA(key): /jul/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /jʉːl/, [juːl] (Wales) IPA(key): /jɪʊl/ (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /jʉl/ Homophone: you'll (most accents) Rhymes: -uːl === Proper noun === Yule (plural Yules) Christmastide, the Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas (between December 25th and January 5th). A pagan wintertime holiday celebrated by Germanic peoples, particularly the Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon peoples, or a modern reconstruction of this holiday celebrated by neo-pagans. A surname. Alternative forms: Yuill, Yuille ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === Yule (obsolete) A proclamation of joy at Christmas. === See also === jolly blót Sabbat Christmas, a Christian festival occurring near Yule Paganmas (Wiccan Sabbats) Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Midsummer, Lughnasadh, Mabon (Category: en:Wicca) === References === === Anagrams === Uley == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English yol, from Old English ġeōl. See English Yule. === Noun === Yule Christmas