yule-evenn.
/ˈjuːlˌiːvn/, U.S. /ˈjulˌiv(ə)n/, Scottish English /ˈjulˌivn/ Scottish.
Christmas Eve.
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midwinter nighta1200
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Christmas Eve1548
1473–4 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 67 Gevin to Rob Purvas,..on Ȝule evin,..xxiiij s.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) ix. 204 Befor ȝoill-evyn [1489 Adv. Ȝhule ewyn] ane nycht bot mair.
1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 72 Ane Carrell of the Epistill on Ȝule Euin.
1570–1 Rec. Inverness (New Spalding Club) I. 198 Vpon the xxiiij day of December last being Yule Ewin.
c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1850) I. 127 The Marques of Hammiltoun..vpone yooll evin takis journey touardis London.
a1653 H. Binning Serm., Isa. lxiv. 6 in Wks. (1735) 618/1 Sin rising up to Iniquities..hath accomplished the Judgment, put Fire up among us, made us as the Birk in Yule-even.
1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Some farmers..are so extremely superstitious, as to go into their stables and cow~houses on Yule-e'en, and read a chapter of the Bible behind their horses and cattle, to preserve them from harm.
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