jul
Pronunciation: /jʉːl/
“jul” is a Swedish word. Its meaning in English:
noun
- Christmas, Yule
Etymology
From Old Swedish iūl, from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą. First attested in the late 13th century. Cognate with English Yule, Danish jul, Estonian jõulud, Finnish joulu, Faroese jól, Icelandic jól, Norwegian jul, and Scots Yule.
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