Etymology

Yulemonth

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Today it means: The typical month of the Yuletide; the month in which Yule typically occurs; Christmas month; December. Full definition →

Middle English *Yol-month ← Old English ġeohholmōnaþ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromġeohholmōnaþ
  2. Middle English · inherited from*Yol-month
  3. English todayYulemonth

From Middle English *Yol-month (found only as Ȝoless moneþþ (literally “Yule's month”)), from Old English ġeohholmōnaþ, Iūlmōnaþ (“December”, literally “Yule-month”), equivalent to Yule + month. Compare West Frisian joelmoanne (“December”), German Julmond (“Yulemonth”).

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