bonfire

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 See also 1.4.4 References 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• bone-fire (obsolete)

[edit] Etymology

bone +‎ fire, as originally a fire in which bones were burnt.

From Middle English banefire.^[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbɒnfaɪə/
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[edit] Noun

bonfire (plural bonfires)

1. (obsolete) A fire in which bones were burned.
2. A fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc.
3. (fire) A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something.

[edit] Derived terms

• bonfire night

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• balefire, implying baleful fire
• bale akin to Old High German balo, Old Norse böl "evil, destruction, disaster"
• bale akin to Old English bœl, Old Norse bál "bonfire, fire"

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ “bonfire” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of befinor
• be in for