balefire

Example Sentences

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A single window in the wing gleamed like a balefire in the rays of the setting sun.

From Shapes that Haunt the Dusk by Howells, William Dean

It was Hildeburh’s hest, at Hnaef’s own pyre the bairn of her body on brands to lay, his bones to burn, on the balefire placed, at his uncle’s side.

From Beowulf by Gummere, Francis Barton

Like a balefire should the flame go up that says the king is dead.

From Erechtheus A Tragedy (New Edition) by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

"Ay, ay!" he said in the English, after a pause that kept the room more intent on his face than on the balefire.

From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil

Up to the window the company crowded, and they could see the balefire blazing hotly against the cool light of the moon and the widely sprinkled stars.

From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil