balefire

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire”); equivalent to bale (“funeral pyre”) +‎ fire. === Noun === balefire (plural balefires) A bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals). ==== Related terms ==== bale fire ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bonfire pyre === Anagrams === afebrile, fireable