grudge

Betekenis (Engels)

Concepten

wraakgierigheid

haatdragendheid

misgunnen

gepikeerdheid

Frequentie

C1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɡɹʌd͡ʒ/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

A variant of grutch (mid 15th-century, younger than begrudge), from Middle English grucchen (“to murmur, complain, feel envy, begrudge”), from Old French grouchier, groucier (“to murmur, grumble”), of Germanic origin, probably ultimately imitative. Akin to Middle High German grogezen (“to howl, wail”), German grocken (“to croak”). Compare also Old Norse krytja (“to murmur”), Old High German grunzen (“to grunt”).

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