BALEFIRE

bonfire, balefire

(noun) a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

balefire (plural balefires)

An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.

Anagrams

• afebrile, fireable

Source: Wiktionary


Bale"fire`, n. Etym: [AS. b the fire of the b fire, flame (akin to Icel. bal, OSlav. b, white, Gr. bright, white, Skr. bhala brightness) + f, E. fire.]

Definition: A signal fire; an alarm fire. Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide The glaring balefires blaze no more. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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