BALEFIRE

Bale″fire′ (bāl″fīr), n. [[AS. bǣlfȳr the fire of the funeral pile; bǣl fire, flame (akin to Icel. bāl, OSlav. bēlŭ, white, Gr. φαλόσ bright, white, Skr. bhāla brightness) + fȳr, E. fire.]] A signal fire; an alarm fire. Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide The glaring balefires blaze no more. Sir W. Scott.