Yule | n. [ OE. yol, &yogh_;ol, AS. geól; akin to geóla December or January, Icel. jōl Yule, Ylir the name of a winter month, Sw. jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth. jiuleis November or December. Cf. Jolly. ] Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our Savior. [ 1913 Webster ] And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ] Yule block, or Yule log, a large log of wood formerly put on the hearth on Christmas eve, as the foundation of the fire. It was brought in with much ceremony. -- Yule clog, the yule log. Halliwell. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
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