geola

Old English

Alternative forms
  • iūla

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month”), from Proto-Indo-European *yekə- (“joke, play”). Cognate with Old Norse jól (“a midwinter festival”), Gothic 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (jiuleis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːola/, /ˈjoːla/

Noun

ġēola, ġeōla m

  1. the Yule period of time, covering December and January

Declension
Declension of geola (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġēola ġēolan
accusative ġēolan ġēolan
genitive ġēolan ġēolena
dative ġēolan ġēolum

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