grudge vs spite

grudge

noun
  • Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to a past misdeed or mistreatment. 

verb
  • To be unwilling to give or allow (someone something). 

spite

noun
  • Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice 

prep
  • Notwithstanding; despite. 

verb
  • To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart. 

  • To fill with spite; to offend; to vex. 

How often have the words grudge and spite occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )