English Dictionary: balefire | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for balefire | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Balefire \Bale"fire`\ (b[amac]l"f[imac]r), n. [AS. b[aemac]lf[ymac]r the fire of the funeral pile; b[aemac]l fire, flame (akin to Icel. b[be]l, OSlav. b[emac]l[ucr], white, Gr. falo`s bright, white, Skr. bh[be]la brightness) + f[ymac]r, E. fire.] A signal fire; an alarm fire. Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide The glaring balefires blaze no more. --Sir W. Scott. |