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

1. 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.