balefire

Meaning

A bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).

Synonyms

bonfire

campfire

fire

🔥

beacon light

signal fire

Translations

foguera

feu de joie

falò

fogueira

şenlik ateşi

fogata

feu de jardin

hoguera

vreugdevuur

açıkta yakılan ateş

almenara

Freudenfeuer

Lagerfeuer

Feuer im Freien

χαρμόσυνη φωτιά

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bale-fyre

Inherited from Old English: bǣlfȳr

In summary

From Middle English bale-fyre, from Old English bǣlfȳr (“balefire, funeral or sacrificial fire”); equivalent to bale (“funeral pyre”) + fire.