Definitions For Dwale

Etymology 1

From Middle English dwale, , dazed, stupor; deception, trickery; delusion; error, wrong-doing, evil, from {{inh, en, ang, dwala, }}, dwola, , error, heresy; doubt; madman, deceiver, heretic and possibly of Scandinavian origin, compare Danish dvale ‘sleep, stupor’.

Noun

DWALE. (countable and uncountable, plural DWALEs) (obsolete) a sleeping-potion, especially one made from belladonna belladonna itself, deadly nightshade; or some other soporific plant error, delusion (heraldry) a sable or black color. (obsolete) A heretic.

Etymology 2

From Middle English dwalen, from {{inh, en, ang, dwalian}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, dwalōną}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *dʰwelH-, t=to make turbid}}.