Yule
noun/juːl/
/juːl/
[countable, uncountable] (old use or literary)- the festival of ChristmasTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word OriginOld English gēol(a) ‘Christmas Day’; compare with Old Norse jól, originally applied to a heathen festival lasting twelve days, later to Christmas.
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