Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yule lad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: yule lad
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of several trolls, children of the ogress Grýla, who, according to Icelandic folktales, arrive one each day from December 12th through December 25, and leave one each night from December 25 through January 6. The Yule lads are associated with tricks and mischief, but also with carrying off naughty children in a burlap bag and eating them.

Etymology

Calque of Icelandic jólasveinn. Compare also Yule swain.

Inflected Forms

Yule lads (plural)

Questions

What does yule lad mean?: One of several trolls, children of the ogress Grýla, who, according to Icelandic folktales, arrive one each day from December 12th through December 25, and leave one each night from December 25 through January 6. The Yule lads are associated with tricks and mischief, but also with carrying off naughty children in a burlap bag and eating them.
Where does yule lad come from?: Calque of Icelandic jólasveinn. Compare also Yule swain.

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