noel
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English nowel, from Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnoel (plural noels)
- A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
Anagrams
editOld French
editEtymology
editA variant of nael, from the Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).
Noun
editnoel oblique singular, m (oblique plural noeaus or noeax or noiaus or noiax or noels, nominative singular noeaus or noeax or noiaus or noiax or noels, nominative plural noel)
- Christmas (Christmas Day)