English Explanatory Dictionary

dwale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Belladonna or a similar soporific plant.
  2. A sleeping-potion, especially one made from belladonna.
  3. A torpor.
  4. A bugbear.
verb
  1. To mutter deliriously.

Pronunciation

/dweɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dwale.wav

Word forms

dwale dwales dwaling dwaled

Etymology

From Middle English dwale (“stupor; deception; delusion, evil”), from Old English dwala, dwola (“error, heresy; doubt; madman, deceiver, heretic”) and Old Norse dvala (“sleep, stupor”).

Related words

dwaal dazed or absent-minded state
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