balefire
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire”); equivalent to bale (“funeral pyre”) + fire.
Noun[edit]
balefire (plural balefires)
- A bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).
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Translations[edit]
ritual bonfire
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