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† grank, v. Obs. [App. a frequentative formation on northern grane groan v., with suffix -k, as in tal-k, wal-k.] intr. To groan.
c1460Towneley Myst. xvii. 45 Bot settys me downe, and grankys, and gronys, And lygys and restys my wery bonys, And all nyght after grankys and goonys, On slepe tyll I be broght. Hence † grank n., a groan; † ˈgranking vbl. n.
1513Douglas æneis vii. ix. 56 The deyr, so deidly woundit..enteris in his stall..wyth mony grank and grone. 1807Stagg Poems 48 Hout man! what signifies repeynin? Owr grankin, snifteran, twistin, tweynin. |