Jóla-bál

Meaning of Old Norse word "jóla-bál"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

jóla-bál

n. a ‘Yule-bale,’ Yule-fire, a bright blazing fire, Skýr. 265.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᛚᛅ-ᛒᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements