# begrudge

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #48,614

## Definitions
1. To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
2. To be reluctant.
3. To give reluctantly.

## Etymology
From Middle English bigrucchen (“to grumble at”), equivalent to be- (“at, about, over”) + grudge. Compare also English begrouch.

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbegrudge`, `beggrudge`, `begrduge`, `begrrudge`, `begruddge`, `begrudeg`, `begrudgge`, `begrugde`, `begurdge`, `bergudge`, `bgerudge`, `ebgrudge`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/begrudge