"balefire" meaning in All languages combined

See balefire on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: balefires [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire”); equivalent to bale (“funeral pyre”) + fire. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bale-fyre}} Middle English bale-fyre, {{inh|en|ang|bǣlfȳr||balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire}} Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire”), {{compound|en|bale|fire|t1=funeral pyre}} bale (“funeral pyre”) + fire Head templates: {{en-noun}} balefire (plural balefires)
  1. A bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals). Wikipedia link: balefire Categories (topical): Wicca Related terms: bale, fire, bonfire, pyre Translations (ritual bonfire): fogata de brujos [feminine] (Spanish)

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