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guerdon

[ gur-dn ]
/ ˈgɜr dn /
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noun

a reward, recompense, or requital.

verb (used with object)

to give a guerdon to; reward.

RELATED WORDS

claim, right, reprisal, rate, need, comeuppance, prerogative, payment, interest, privilege, revenge, desert, perquisite, retribution, retaliation, compensation, recompense, repayment, reward, merits

Nearby words

guelders, guelph, guemal, guenevere, guenon, guerdon, guereza, guericke, gueridon, guerilla, guernica

Origin of guerdon

1325–75; Middle English < Old French, variant of werdoun < Medieval Latin widerdonum, alteration (probably by association with Latin dōnum gift) of Old High German widarlōn, equivalent to widar again, back + lōn reward; cognate with Old English witherlēan

Related forms

guer·don·er, nounguer·don·less, adjectiveun·guer·doned, adjective
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guerdon

/ (ˈɡɜːdən) poetic /

noun

a reward or payment

verb

(tr) to give a guerdon to

Derived Forms

guerdoner, noun

Word Origin for guerdon

C14: from Old French gueredon, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German widarlōn, Old English witherlēan; final element influenced by Latin dōnum gift
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