English

Yule log

From Yule + log.

A compound of Yule + log

Old English ġeōl ‘Christmas, Yule’

Middle English yol

English Yule

Middle English logge ‘large long stick’

English log

Today it means

noun A large log traditionally burned on Christmas Eve.

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