English
grudge
Grudge comes from Middle English grucchen ‘to murmur, complain, feel envy, begrudge’, and goes back to Old French grouchier.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400grouchier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grucchen‘to murmur, complain, feel envy, begrudge’
- Englishearliest quotation 1526grudge
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400grouchier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grucchen‘to murmur, complain, feel envy, begrudge’
- Englishearliest quotation 1526grudge
Earliest quotation: 1526, [William Tyndale, The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible): “And the pharises, and scribes grudged sainge: He receaveth…”
Every English word from Old French grouchier
Today it means
noun Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French grouchier / grudge