bonnefyre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• banefyre

Etymology

bon +‎ fyr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ(ː)nˌfiːr/

Noun

bonnefyre (plural bonnefyres)

1. (Late Middle English) A fire in which bones were burned, bonfire.

Descendants

• English: bonfire
• Fingallian: bonefire

References

• “bō̆n-fīr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.