Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bale-fire used as a signal in time of war, as of the approach of an enemy. See
bale-fire and bale.
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Examples
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For swift to east and swift to west the ghastly war-flame spread,
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For swift to east and swift to west the ghastly war-flame spread;
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Ontario. Ministry of Education
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So he saith in the midst of the foemen with his war-flame reared on high,
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The flood of the fountain was fuming with war-flame:
Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall
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For swift to east and swift to west the ghastly war-flame spread,
The Armada 1909
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With the war-flame on his shoulder, nor thinks of good or of ill,
From "Sigurd the Volsung." I. Of the Passing Away of Brynhild by William Morris Edmund Clarence Stedman 1895
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"The serpent of death" and _war-flame_, for sword; _earth-bone_, for rock; _fight-sheaves_, for armed hosts; _seaburg_, for boats, are other striking examples.
The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature Conrad Hjalmar Nordby 1883
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And all these are the deeds of his war-flame, yet hardy hearts, be sure,
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs William Morris 1865
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With the war-flame on his shoulder, nor thinks of good or of ill,
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs William Morris 1865
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The war-flame of the Niblungs, the sword that his right hand knew:
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs William Morris 1865
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