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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
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
To
guerdon
silence. Tennyson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Guerdon
GUER'DON
,Noun.
GUER'DON
,Verb.
T.