Jól

Viking Language Dictionary - jól

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "jól"

jól
n pl Yule, Yuletide, great midwinter feast in heathen times, later applied to Christmas

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛁᚢᛚ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛁᚢᛚ

Abbreviations used:

mid
middle voice
n
neuter
pl
plural
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