"Yulemonth" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Yule-month [alternative], yule-month [alternative]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*Yol-month}} Middle English *Yol-month, {{inh|en|ang|ġeohholmōnaþ}} Old English ġeohholmōnaþ, {{compound|en|Yule|month}} Yule + month, {{cog|fy|joelmoanne|t=December}} West Frisian joelmoanne (“December”), {{cog|de|Julmond|t=Yulemonth}} German Julmond (“Yulemonth”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yulemonth
  1. (rare) The typical month of the Yuletide; the month in which Yule typically occurs; Christmas month; December. Tags: rare
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