[Yule = Yuletide, Christmas; Christmas time; or the Christmas festival] It can be thuh Yule or thee Yule, it all depends on whether or not you want to stress, or draw attention to, Yule or not....
Beaten or struck is the English meaning of 'planctus'. The Latin word is the past participle of 'plangere', which means 'to beat, to strike noisily'. The past participle of a Latin verb may be used...