Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brimfire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brim-fire
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sulfurous fire such as is associated with Hell; hellfire.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She let out a screech that could have been heard a mile away, while at the same time, calling us every ugly name she could think of and proceeded to call down brimfire and burning coals upon our heads."
"The circles with demons in them were brimful of brimfire, and the demons inside them were negotiating with the magicians."
"[...] hellish creature seeming to rise from that brimfire of the Judgment time."

Etymology

Calque of Middle English brimfīr. For more on brim-, see brimstone.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does brimfire mean?: Sulfurous fire such as is associated with Hell; hellfire.
Where does brimfire come from?: Calque of Middle English brimfīr. For more on brim-, see brimstone.

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