'Dwale' definitions:
Definition of 'Dwale'
From: GCIDE
- 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 sable or black when blazoned according to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted for the tinctures. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]