YULE


Meaning of YULE in English

/ juːl; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] ( old use or literary ) the festival of Christmas

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English gēol(a) Christmas Day ; compare with Old Norse jól , originally applied to a heathen festival lasting twelve days, later to Christmas.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.