An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

YUIK, s. Itchiness.
V. [Youk].
G. Buchanan.

To YUKE, v. n. To be itchy.
V. [Youk].

YULE, YHULE, YUYLL, s. The name given to Christmas, S. A. Bor.
Wynt.

Su. G. jul, Dan. jule, juledag, Isl. jol, A. S. geola, gehul, id.

This name was originally given to the great annual feast, celebrated among the northern nations, at the time of the winter solstice, in honour of the Sun. Hence Odin was denominated Julvatter, or the Father of Yule.

Many conjectures have been formed as to the origin of the name. The most probable are, that it is from Su. G. j demonstrative, like A. S. ge, and oel, commessatio, q. the feast; or from Isl. Su. G. hwel, hiul, a wheel, in reference to the retrogradation of the sun; or from Moes. G. uil, Arm. hiaul, Gr. ἥλ-ιος, the name of this luminary.

To Yule, Yool, v. n. To observe Christmas, especially as regarding the festivities of this season.
Spalding.

Yule-e'en, Yhule-ewyn, s. The night preceding Christmas, the wake of Yule, S.
Barbour.

YUMAN, YUMANRY.
V. [Yhuman].

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