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Webster 1913 Edition


Guerdon

Guer′don

,
Noun.
[OF.
guerdon
,
guerredon
, LL.
widerdonum
(influenced by L.
donum
gift, cf.
Donation
), fr. OHG.
widarlōn
;
widar
again, against (G.
wider
wieder
) +
lōn
reward, G.
lohn
, akin to AS.
leán
Goth.
laun
. See
Withers
.]
A reward; requital; recompense; – used in both a good and a bad sense.
Macaulay.
So young as to regard men’s frown or smile
As loss or
guerdon
of a glorious lot.
Byron.
He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just
guerdon
of all his former villainies.
Knolles.

Guer′don

,
Verb.
T.
[OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See
Guerdon
,
Noun.
]
To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for.
[R.]
Him we gave a costly bribe
To
guerdon
silence.
Tennyson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Guerdon

GUER'DON

,
Noun.
ger'don. A reward; requital; recompense; in a good or bad sense.

GUER'DON

,
Verb.
T.
To reward.

Definition 2024


guerdon

guerdon

English

Alternative forms

Noun

guerdon (plural guerdons)

  1. (now literary) A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.

Translations

Verb

guerdon (third-person singular simple present guerdons, present participle guerdoning, simple past and past participle guerdoned)

  1. (transitive) To give such a reward to.

Anagrams


Old French

Noun

guerdon m (oblique plural guerdons, nominative singular guerdons, nominative plural guerdon)

  1. Alternative form of guerredon