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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

GRANNACH, adj. [′grɑnəx]

1. Ill-tempered (Cai.1 c.1920).

2. Of the sky: dark or stormy-looking.Arg.1 1930:
Man, isn't it grannach-lookin' away to the suth'ard.

[Gael. greannach, crabbed, morose; of the weather, lowering, gloomy.]

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"Grannach adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/grannach>

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