to pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.-to utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.-to make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.-to make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound.-the harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound.-a bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. see brae, which is now the usual spelling.