dwale

Pronunciation: /dweɪl/

The English word “dwale” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

Belladonna or a similar soporific plant.
A sleeping-potion, especially one made from belladonna.
A torpor.
A bugbear.

verb

To mutter deliriously.

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”).

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