Dwale
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dweɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dwale is a noun meaning Belladonna or a similar soporific plant.
Meaning
Belladonna or a similar soporific plant.
More Meanings
- (dialect) A torpor.
- A bugbear.
- (archaic) A sleeping-potion, especially one made from belladonna.
- (dialectal) To mutter deliriously.
Example Sentences
It was not bog myrtle at all, it was dwale.
'That is all?' Payne askes. 'You need no salve? No dwale?'
Monkshood and dwale belong to Hecate, the moon goddess of the witches, and by their use are witches able to fly.
All parts of the dwale are poisonous, said to resemble snake bite, but the roots are said to be four or five times as virulent as the rest of the plant.
Word Forms
- dwales
- dwaling
- dwaled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nightshade, banewort, belladonna, felonwort, lotus, setwall.
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