See also: geol.

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Either inherited from Proto-West Germanic *jehwl, from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą or its plural *jeulō, or else borrowed from the Norse cognate jól, from the Proto-Germanic plural.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /je͜oːl/, /juːl/, /joːl/

Noun

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ġēol or ġeōl n

  1. Christmas, Yule
    Synonyms: Cristes mæsse, midwinter

Usage notes

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Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġēol ġēol
accusative ġēol ġēol
genitive ġēoles ġēola
dative ġēole ġēolum

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġeōl ġeōl
accusative ġeōl ġeōl
genitive ġeōles ġeōla
dative ġeōle ġeōlum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 113
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