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 2018-05-19.