balefire
The origin and history of balefire.
Etymology
It developed from Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire”); this is equivalent to bale (“funeral pyre”) + fire.
The origin and history of balefire.
It developed from Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire”); this is equivalent to bale (“funeral pyre”) + fire.
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