noun
Yule
yool
Yule (noun) means Christmas, or the wider Christmas season running through the Twelve Days of Christmas. Example: “The choir performed traditional yule carols in the town square.”
noun
1
Christmas, or the wider Christmas season running through the Twelve Days of Christmas.
"The choir performed traditional yule carols in the town square."
2
An older midwinter festival celebrated by pre-Christian Germanic and Norse peoples, still observed today by some modern pagans.
"Some neo-pagan groups mark yule with a bonfire on the solstice."
interjection
1
An old exclamation of Christmas cheer.
""Yule!" the carolers called out at each doorstep."
How to use Yule
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old word for Christmas and the winter festival season around it, now also used by modern pagans for their own solstice celebration.
Common pairings
yule log
yuletide
a merry yule
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Etymology
From Old English ġeōl ("Christmas, Yule"), related to or borrowed from Old Norse jól, going back to a shared Germanic root for the midwinter festival.
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What does “Yule” mean?
The word “Yule” means christmas, or the wider Christmas season running through the Twelve Days of Christmas. In plain terms, an old word for Christmas and the winter festival season around it, now also used by modern pagans for their own solstice celebration.
How do you pronounce “Yule”?
“Yule” is pronounced yool (/jul/ in IPA).
How do you use “Yule” in a sentence?
Here is “Yule” used in a sentence: “The choir performed traditional yule carols in the town square.”
What part of speech is “Yule”?
Depending on how it is used, “Yule” can be a noun and an interjection.
Where does the word “Yule” come from?
The word “Yule” comes from Old English. From Old English ġeōl ("Christmas, Yule"), related to or borrowed from Old Norse jól, going back to a shared Germanic root for the midwinter festival.
How many meanings does “Yule” have?
“Yule” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: christmas, or the wider Christmas season running through the Twelve Days of Christmas.
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