noun
balefire
Balefire (noun) means a large fire lit outdoors, for example as part of a funeral or a ritual.
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A large fire lit outdoors, for example as part of a funeral or a ritual.
"Rites done on a lakeshore or seashore can be illuminated with balefires of dried driftwood collected prior to the rite."
— Marilyn F. Daniel, Kitchen Witchery (2002)
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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.
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What is the meaning of balefire?
"balefire" (noun) means a large fire lit outdoors, for example as part of a funeral or a ritual.
What is another word for balefire?
Other words for "balefire" include bonfire.
