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Yule lads

Yule lads is the plural of Yule lad.

Meaning of Yule lad

Noun

Yule lad (plural Yule lads)

  1. 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.

Questions about Yule lads

What is Yule lads the plural of?
Yule lads is the plural of Yule lad.

Words near Yule lads in the dictionary

  1. Yule cakes
  2. yule cat
  3. Yule clog
  4. Yule clogs
  5. Yule lad
  6. Yule lads
  7. yule log
  8. yule logs
  9. Yule tree
  10. Yule trees
  11. Yule wreath

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