κρᾰνᾰός,ή,όν, poet. word,
A. rocky, rugged, in Hom. always of Ithaca (exc. in Il. 3.445 where it is pr. n. of an island), Il. 3.201 , Od. 1.247 , al.; of Delos, Pi. I. 1.3 ; freq. of Athens, Id. O. 7.82 , etc.: hence as pr. n.,Κραναὰ πόλιςAthens, Ar. Ach. 75 ; simply αἱ Κρανααί
Id. Av. 123
;ἡ Κραναάof the Acropolis, Id. Lys. 481 ;Κραναοί the people of Attica, Hdt. 8.44 , Str. 9.1.18 ;παῖδες Κραναοῦ(Cranaos being a mythic king of Athens) A. Eu. 1011 (anap.)
2. generally,hard, χέλυς
Opp. H. 5.396
; of a fishing-rod,ῥάβδος κ.ib. 4.364 .
3. stinging, κ. ἀκαλῆφαι
Ar. Fr. 560
.κρᾰνέα,ἡ, v. κράνεια .