- dwale
- noun /dweɪl/belladonna itself, deadly nightshade; or some other soporific plant
, Late C14: To bedde goþ Aleyne and also John; / Þer nas na moore – hem nedede no dwale. — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reeves Tale
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Dwale — Dwale, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull. See {Dull}, a.] 1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade ({Atropa Belladonna}), having stupefying qualities. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) The tincture… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dwale — may refer to: Dwale, Kentucky, a census designated place Atropa belladonna, a poisonous plant This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wi … Wikipedia
Dwale, Kentucky — Dwale Census Designated Place … Wikipedia
Dwale — An analgesic potion used to render a patient insensible. It was a mixture of henbane, hemlock and opium, each of which could have been fatal if unskilfully administered. Most hospitals and infirmaries had herb gardens and traditions of use were… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
dwale — (dwāl) belladonna (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
dwale — [dweɪl] noun archaic deadly nightshade. Origin ME: prob. of Scand. origin … English new terms dictionary
dwale — n. Belladonna, banewort, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) … New dictionary of synonyms
dwale — To wander about deliriously … Grandiloquent dictionary
dwale — /dweɪl/ (say dwayl) noun the deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. {? Scandinavian. Compare Danish dvale, sleep, torpor} …
dwaleþō — s. dwaliþō; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
