\Yule\, n. [OE. yol, [yogh]ol, AS. ge['o]l; akin to
ge['o]la December or January, Icel. j[=o]l Yule, Ylir the
name of a winter month, Sw. jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth.
jiuleis November or December. Cf. {Jolly}.]
Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our
Savior.

      And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule
      In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule.
                                               --Drayton.

{Yule block}, or {Yule log}, a large log of wood formerly put
   on the hearth of Christmas eve, as the foundation of the
   fire. It was brought in with much ceremony.

{Yule clog}, the yule log. --Halliwell. W. Irving.