balefire
balefire · balefires
A bonfire, any large outdoor fireA bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).
Meaning
1 sensesA bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).
a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificialFrom Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire”); equivalent to bale (“funeral pyre”) + fire.
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