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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according
        to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted
        for the tinctures.
  
     3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dwale
     Middle Dutch alt.
     (l dum dwêle)
     Middle Dutch n.
     1 cloth
     2 towel
     Middle English n.
     1 A stupor or trance; torpor.
     2 belladonna or a similar soporific plant.
     3 A sleeping draught, especially if made from belladonna.
     4 An evil individual; a wrongdoer.
     5 (lb enm rare) evil; wrongdoing.
     6 (lb enm rare) A delusion or deception.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  dwale
     n.
     belladonna or a similar soporific plant.
     vb.
     (lb en dialectal) To mutter deliriously.<!--Century Dict-->

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  dwale
     Middle Dutch alt.
     (l dum dwêle)
     Middle Dutch n.
     1 cloth
     2 towel
     Middle English n.
     1 A stupor or trance; torpor.
     2 belladonna or a similar soporific plant.
     3 A sleeping draught, especially if made from belladonna.
     4 An evil individual; a wrongdoer.
     5 (lb enm rare) evil; wrongdoing.
     6 (lb enm rare) A delusion or deception.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  dwale
     Middle Dutch alt.
     (l dum dwêle)
     Middle Dutch n.
     1 cloth
     2 towel
     Middle English n.
     1 A stupor or trance; torpor.
     2 belladonna or a similar soporific plant.
     3 A sleeping draught, especially if made from belladonna.
     4 An evil individual; a wrongdoer.
     5 (lb enm rare) evil; wrongdoing.
     6 (lb enm rare) A delusion or deception.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dwale /dwˈeɪl/
   [archaic] schwarze Tollkirsche 
           Note: Atropa belladonna
     Synonyms: deadly nightshade, devil's berry, death cherry, belladonna, divale
  
   see: atropa nightshades
  

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