English
Yulemonth
Yulemonth comes from Old English ġeohholmōnaþ ‘December’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġeohholmōnaþ‘December’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*Yol-monthreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1899Yulemonth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġeohholmōnaþ‘December’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*Yol-monthreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1899Yulemonth
Earliest quotation: 1899, Alexander Tille: “Notwithstanding his assertion that December 25 was originally called…”
Every English word from Old English ġeohholmōnaþ
Today it means
name The typical month of the Yuletide; the month in which Yule typically occurs; Christmas month; December.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English ġeohholmōnaþ / Yulemonth