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Cranny vs Branny - What's the difference?

cranny | branny |

As adjectives the difference between cranny and branny

is that cranny is quick; giddy; thoughtless while branny is resembling bran.

As a noun cranny

is a small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.

As a verb cranny

is to break into, or become full of, crannies.

cranny

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) crany, .

Noun

(crannies)
  • A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
  • * Arbuthnot
    • He peeped into every cranny .
  • * Dryden
    • In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted to the crannies .
  • A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.
    • Related terms
    * any nook or cranny, every nook and cranny, nook and cranny, nook or cranny

    Verb

  • To break into, or become full of, crannies.
  • * Golding
    • The ground did cranny everywhere.
  • To haunt or enter by crannies.
  • * Byron
    • All tenantless, save to the crannying wind.

    Etymology 2

    Perhaps for cranky.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, dialect) quick; giddy; thoughtless
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)

    branny

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • resembling bran