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balefire

noun

Etymology

From Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire”); equivalent to bale (“funeral pyre”) + fire.

  1. inherited from bǣlfȳr
  2. inherited from bale-fyre

Definitions

  1. A bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in…

    A bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).

    • Rites done on a lakeshore or seashore can be illuminated with balefires of dried driftwood collected prior to the rite.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA