An archaic or dialectal term for a branch or grain; often refers to a prong of a fork.
From Old English and Germanic roots related to 'grain' and 'green.' The word may relate to the branching structure of grain stalks or fork prongs.
Grane is a genuinely obscure word that linguists find delightful because it shows how English had multiple words for similar things—different regions used 'grane' where others said 'prong' or 'grain.'
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