BALEFIRE


Meaning of BALEFIRE in English

/bayl"fuyeur'/ , n.

1. a large fire in the open air; bonfire.

2. a signal fire; beacon.

3. the fire of a funeral pile.

[ 1250-1300; ME bal ( e ) fir, equiv. to bale ( bal funeral pyre) + fire FIRE; r. OE baelfyr ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .