yule
クリスマス
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Yule は古風・詩的に「クリスマス」またはその祝祭期間を表す語です。日常の Christmas より、北欧・ゲルマンの冬至祭や昔ながらの冬の雰囲気を伴います。Yuletide「クリスマス期間」、Yule log「クリスマスに燃やす大薪」という定型表現を、冬の炉と祝宴の場面に結び付けて覚えましょう。
Use Yule when you want the traditional, old-fashioned atmosphere of Christmas rather than the neutral everyday word Christmas. Imagine a midwinter feast, a fire, and a large Yule log burning in the hearth. Two expressions make the word easy to retain: Yuletide means the Christmas season, and Yule log can mean either the ceremonial log once burned at Christmas or a log-shaped holiday cake. The word also carries the memory of pre-Christian Germanic midwinter celebrations that later became associated with Christian Christmas customs.
yule の類義語・関連語
yule の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語geōl（冬至の祝祭）から。ゲルマン祖語*jehwlāに遡り、北欧神話の冬至祭と深く結びつく。古ノルド語jólも同根で、キリスト教伝来以前の冬至祝祭がクリスマスと習合した。Yuletide（クリスマス期間）、yule log（クリスマスの薪）など関連語が残る。
Yule comes from Old English geol or geola, the name of a midwinter festival and season. It is cognate with Old Norse jol and related Germanic forms. The word referred to a pre-Christian winter celebration before its customs and name became associated with Christmas after the spread of Christianity in northern Europe. Modern English preserves it mainly in literary or traditional usage and in compounds such as Yuletide and Yule log.
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