grutch
pronunciation
How to pronounce grutch in British English:
UK [grʌtʃ]
How to pronounce grutch in American English:
US [grʌtʃ]
Word Origin
- grutch (v.)
- c. 1200, grucchen, "to murmur, complain," from Old French grouchier, grocier "to murmur, to grumble," of unknown origin, perhaps from Germanic, probably ultimately imitative. Meaning "to begrudge" is c. 1400. Compare gruccild (early 13c.) "woman who complains," from grutch + suffix of unknown origin. Related: Grutched; grutching. As a noun from c. 1400.