balefire
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire”); equivalent to bale (“funeral pyre”) + fire.
Noun
editbalefire (plural balefires)
- A bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).
Related terms
editTranslations
editritual bonfire
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