Balefire

Origin

From Old English bælfyr ("balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire"), related to bæl and fyr

Full definition of balefire

Noun

1. an outdoor fire, such as pyre, bonfire, signal fire, asf.
• 2002 , Marilyn F. Daniel , Kitchen Witchery Chapter , Rites done on a lakeshore or seashore can be illuminated with balefires of dried driftwood collected prior to the rite.

Related terms

• bale
• fire

Anagrams

• afebrile