-
after Yule (January). Both
words are
cognate with
Gothic 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (
jiuleis); Old Norse, Icelandic,
Faroese and
Norwegian Nynorsk jól, jol, ýlir; Danish...
- ~ *jehwlaz 'Yule-month' OE gēol-mōnaþ, gīuli ON jól-mánuðr, ýlir Goth.
jiuleis *jēra-mēnōþz 'year-month' OHG jār-mānōd ON ár-mánaðr – A
compound of PGmc...