Definition of Dwle
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.
2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black
when blazoned according to the fantastic system in which plants are
substituted for the tinctures.
3. A sleeping potion; an opiate.
Chaucer.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a sleeping-potion, especially one made from belladonna
*Late C14: To bedde goþ Aleyne and also John; / Þer nas na moore – hem nedede no dwale. — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reeve's Tale
- belladonna itself, deadly nightshade; or other soporific plant
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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