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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grange, n. Also: grainge, graynge, grenge. [ME. (a 1300) and OF. grange.]

1. A store-house for grain; a granary, barn.(a) 1456 Misc. Bann. C. III. 93.
In grangeys, xxiiij chaldyr of beyr 1456 Hay I. 262/30.
Grangis, bernis, or stakkis of corne c1515 Asl. MS. I. 218/13.
Schir George … brynt his grangis of Abercorne & Strabrok 1504 Justiciary Rec. (Reg. H.) I. 342.
All and sindrie the kirkis, landis, … grangis, wodis, lowis, … pertenyng thairto 1513 Doug. ii. viii. 107.
The corn grangis, and standand stakkis of hay 1539 Peebles B. Rec. 58.
Maner places, store places, grangeis, pasturis 1572 Bann. Memor. 245.
Thei … sall leive the same [corn] stakkit in heip, vpoun the feildis, or in grange(b) 1532 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 100.
All … his landis, … stedingis, graynges, store places, … catale 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. civ.
Besy Ceres with hir pleuch and harrois Hes fild her graingis full of every corne 1544 Reg. Privy S. III. 132/2.
Landis, heretagiis, … cattell, grayngis, stoir-places, lochis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1930.
Gret graingis brynt thare may be sene(c) a1500 Colk. Sow i. 91.
A burn grenge in the dirk

2. A farming establishment, a farm; esp. one belonging to a religious house or a feudal lord, with granaries for the storage of crops and tithes in kind. 1264–6 Exch. R. I. 9.]
[Pro xl. multonibus captis de grange Strathylif ad seruicium domini regis 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I. 168.
To hafe grantyt, set, and for ferm lattyn our grange of Eroly to Wilȝam of Spaldyng Ib. 178.
Our corn myle of our grange of Kethik c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxix. 21.
Husbandis that grangis had full grete … Hes now no beist bot cattis and myce 1534 Liber Melros II. 628.
The fourty schilling land pertenand till our walk myll of the said grange 1565 Prot. Bk. J. Scott b.
Four oxin gang of land in the grange of Lundoris a1570-86 Balnavis Maitl. F. cxxix. 93.
Suppois yow raynge ouir all the grange And seik baythe syk and swch 1595 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. .
Thre bollis meill … for the schering of the grange of Kincrakin 1622-6 Bisset II. 394.
Ane chapell neir besyde Sanct Gelis Grang 1641 Acts V. 605/2.
Twa pleughis of land of the grainge of Lindoris