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DictionaryRoot: geol
Old English

geol

Christmas, Christmastide

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A small decorated Christmas tree beside a hearth burning a substantial Yule log, with evergreen garlands and wrapped gifts, depicts the Christmas-season sense without inventing an ancient ritual.
noun

yule

YOOL/juːl/

The Christmas season or winter holiday period.

Etymology
yuleOld EnglishChristmas, Christmastide

Old English geol meant Christmastide, while related words named a midwinter season or a pre-Christian feast. In Christian England, the word narrowed to the twelve-day feast of the Nativity.

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