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balefire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bale-fire
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bale-fyre, bǣlfȳr

Inflected Forms

balefires (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bale fire bonfire pyre

Synonyms

bonfire

Questions

What does balefire mean?
A bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).
Where does balefire come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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