Grudge
Grudge (gruj) , transitive verb
[Old English grutchen, gruchen, grochen, to murmur, grumble, Old French grochier, grouchier, grocier, groucier; compare Icelandic krytja to murmur, krutr a murmur, or English grunt.]
1.
To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects.
Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train.
I have often heard the Presbyterians say, they did not grudge us our employments.
They have grudged us contribution.
2.
To hold or harbor with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously. [Obsolete]
Perish they
That grudge one thought against your majesty!
Grudge , intransitive verb
1.
To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.
Grudge not one against another.
He eats his meat without grudging.
2.
To feel compunction or grief. [Obsolete] — Bp. Fisher
Grudge , noun
1.
Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.
Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity against his brother Jacob.
The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge.
2.
Slight symptom of disease. [Obsolete]
Our shaken monarchy, that now lies... struggling against the grudges of more dreaded calamities.