bale-fyre

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bale fyre, bale fire, bale-fire, balowe fyre, balowe fyer, bole fur === Etymology === From Old English bǣlfȳr; equivalent to bale +‎ fyr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaːlfiːr/, /ˈbalfiːr/ === Noun === bale-fyre bonfire ==== Descendants ==== English: balefire Scots: balefire ==== References ==== “bāl(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 May 2018.