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noel en · INTJ
Pronunciation
/nəʊˈɛl/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English nowel, from Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).
Meanings
(archaic) A wish or expression of commemoration of Christmas.
And may all my enemies go to hell! / Noël! Noël! Noël! Noël! 1911, Hilaire Belloc, The Four Men: A Farrago, page 243:
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nowell
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noel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
/nəʊˈɛl/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English nowel, from Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).
Meanings
A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
The first Nowell the Angel did say / Was to three poor Shepherds in the fields as they lay[…] 1833, William Sandys, Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern, page 74: