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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grane, v. Also: graine, grayn(e. [Northern ME. grane (14th c.), midl. and south. grone(n, gronie, earlier granien, OE. gránian.] intr. To groan, to utter groans.(a) a1400 Leg. S. ii. 718.
A woman with barne traweland Ful pituysly, and sar granand c1420 Wynt. iv. 812.
And sum wyth woundys waknyd ware, And sum thare gaspand granyd sare a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 692.
Gomis grisly on the grund granis on the grene a1500 Prestis of Peblis 549.
And than began the woundit man to grane: ‘Do nocht sa, sir, allace I am slane’ c1500-c1512 Dunb. xl. 4.
The tane cowth to the tother complene, Graneand and suppand cowd scho say [etc.] 1535 Stewart 8462. Ib. 19535.
That [wound] did him mekill deir, And gart him grane 15.. Christis Kirk 149.
He granit lyk ony gaist a1568 Scott xxxiv. 46.
Ȝe preiche, ȝe fleich, ȝe frane, Ȝe grane ay quhill thay grant 1590 Burel Pilgr. i. xxiv.
The cygonie, that foul so whyte, … Come granan to the ground(b) c1475 Wall. viii. 766.
The worthy Scottis … gert feill Sotheroun grayn a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 848.
Allace this is a fulische confusioun Quhen on the gantreis we begyn to grayne a1500 Prestis of Peblis 1269.
Our riches … To pairt fra it suppose we graine and greit 1560 Acts II. 529/2.
The spreit of God … makis vs … to graine in Goddis presence

b. transf.: Of inanimate objects. 1513 Doug. vi. vi. 62.
Vndir the paysand and the hevy charge Gan grane or geig full fast the sewit barge Ib. ix. xi. 94.
The bustuus body down duschit of the dynt, Quhil all the erd to granyt with a rattill