Grumble

Grumble
This most interesting surname has two possible origins. Firstly, it may be of early medieval English origin, from the Middle English "gribbele", crabtree, blackthorn, and hence a topographical name for a dweller by a crabtree or blackthorn. According to another source, however, the surname may be of Old German origin, from an Old Germanic personal name, "Grimbald", meaning helmet-bold, composed of the elements "Grim", mask, helmet, and "bald", bold, brave, which was introduced into England by the Normans after the Invasion of 1066. Variants of the surname in the modern idiom include Grimble, Grumbel, Grumell, Gribble and Gribbell. The Norman personal name was recorded as "Grimbald" in the Domesday Book of 1086, and as "Grimbaldus, Grumbaldus" in 1272, in Forssner's "Continental-Germanic Personal Names in England". The surname itself first appears in the mid 12th Century (see below), and William Grimbald was mentioned in the Curia Rolls of Northamptonshire in 1207. The Hundred Rolls of Suffolk record one Warin Grimboll in 1275, and Walter atte Gribbele was listed in 1330 in the Subsidy Rolls of Devonshire. William Gribble married Elizabeth Shelton on December 6th 1597, at St. Botolph Bishopgate, London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Grimbald, which was dated 1153, in the "Records of the Templars in England in the 12th Century", during the reign of King Stephen, known as "Count of Blois", 1135 - 1154. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Grumble — Grum ble, n. 1. The noise of one that grumbles. [1913 Webster] 2. A grumbling, discontented disposition. [1913 Webster] A bad case of grumble. Mrs. H. H. Jackson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grumble — Grum ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grunbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grumbling}.] [Cf. LG. grummeln, grumen, D. grommelen, grommen, and F. grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm, murmur, grumble, surly. [root]35. Cf. {Grum}, {Grim}.] 1. To murmur or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grumble — [v1] complain bellyache*, carp, find fault, fuss, gripe, groan, grouch*, grouse, kick, kvetch*, moan, protest, pule, repine, scold, snivel*, squawk*, whine; concepts 44,52 Ant. compliment, praise grumble [v2] murmur, rumble bark, croak, gnarl,… …   New thesaurus

  • Grumble — Grum ble, v. t. To express or utter with grumbling. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grumble — (v.) 1580s, from M.Fr. grommeler mutter between the teeth or directly from M.Du. grommelen murmur, mutter, grunt, from grommen to rumble, growl. Imitative, or perhaps akin to grim. Related: Grumbled; grumbling. The noun is 1620s, from the verb …   Etymology dictionary

  • grumble — ► VERB 1) complain or protest in a bad tempered but muted way. 2) make a low rumbling sound. 3) (grumbling) (of an internal organ) giving intermittent discomfort. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of grumbling; a complaint. DERIVATIVES grumbler …   English terms dictionary

  • grumble — [grum′bəl] vi. grumbled, grumbling [prob. < Du grommelen, akin to Ger grummeln, OE gremman, to enrage: for IE base see GRIM] 1. to make low, unintelligible sounds in the throat; growl 2. to mutter or mumble in discontent; complain in a surly… …   English World dictionary

  • grumble — I UK [ˈɡrʌmb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms grumble : present tense I/you/we/they grumble he/she/it grumbles present participle grumbling past tense grumbled past participle grumbled 1) a) [intransitive] to complain, especially continuously and about… …   English dictionary

  • grumble — grum|ble1 [ grʌmbl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things: MOAN: grumble that: He grumbled that it was Saturday night and he didn t have a date. grumble about something: Children always grumble… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grumble — v. 1) to grumble constantly 2) (D; intr.) to grumble about, at, over; to (to grumble at new taxes) 3) (L; to) they grumbled (to us) that the decision was not fair * * * [ grʌmb(ə)l] at over to (to grumble at new taxes) (D; intr.) to grumble about …   Combinatory dictionary

  • grumble — [[t]grʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] grumbles, grumbling, grumbled 1) VERB If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad tempered way. [V about/at n] I shouldn t grumble about Mum she s lovely really... [V that] Taft grumbled that the law so favored …   English dictionary

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