n. & v.
--n. a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment, esp. one due to an insult or injury (bears a grudge against me).
--v.tr.
1. be resentfully unwilling to give, grant, or allow (a thing).
2 (foll. by verbal noun or to + infin.) be reluctant to do (a thing) (grudged paying so much).
Derivatives:
grudger n.
Etymology: ME grutch f. OF grouchier murmur, of unkn. orig.