grutch英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A complaint.

— In it he melted lead for bullets, To shoot at foes, and sometimes pullets; To whom he bore so fell a grutch, He ne'er gave quarter t' any such.

动词 v.

To murmur, complain. intransitive

— "But I am a man who may grutch and grumble, but when I have set my face to do a thing I will not turn my back upon it until it be done."
To grudge. obsolete

— But that their natures bad appeard in both: For both did at their second Sister grutch

词形变化

grutches present,singular,third-person grutching participle,present grutched participle,past grutched past gruch alternative grutches plural gruch alternative

词源

词源 1

The verb is from Middle English grucchen (attested since c. 1200), from Old French grouchier (“to grumble”), of unknown origin, perhaps from Germanic, and likely of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Frankish *grōtijan (“to accuse, yell at, make cry, scold”). The noun is from Middle English grucche, from the verb; it is attested since about 1400. See also grudge, grouch, grouse.

词源 2

The verb is from Middle English grucchen (attested since c. 1200), from Old French grouchier (“to grumble”), of unknown origin, perhaps from Germanic, and likely of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Frankish *grōtijan (“to accuse, yell at, make cry, scold”). The noun is from Middle English grucche, from the verb; it is attested since about 1400. See also grudge, grouch, grouse.