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.

braying characteristic of donkeys

The sound a donkey makes.

To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.

reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"

Hit or beat (agressive gesture) Usage: I'll bray yer eddin' = I'm going to inflict pain on you.

John Francis (1809-1895): English utopian socialist and economist; made a radical critique of society based on Ricardo's concepts; author of the theory of a currency based on labour, adopted by Proudhon, among others.

laugh loudly and harshly

A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling.