Guerdon
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈɡəË.dÉ™n/
- US IPA: /ˈɡÉ.dÉ™n/
- Hyphenation: guer + don
Alternative forms
- gerdon obsolete
Origin
From Old French guerdon, from Medieval Latin widerdonum, from West Germanic (whence Old English wiþerlēan), literally ‘again-payment’, with the second element assimilated to Latin donum ("gift").
Full definition of guerdon
Noun
guerdon
(plural guerdons)- (now literary) A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
- Late 14th century: — Geoffrey Chaucer, "", My gerdon is but bresting of myn herte.
- 1819, Walter Scott, "That will I do blithely," replied the Pilgrim, "and without guerdon; my oath, for a time, prohibits me from touching gold."
- 1936, Margaret Mitchell, , ch.15Melanie might have given him his new coat but this sash was her gift, her own secret guerdon for him to wear into battle, something that would make him remember her every time he looked at it.
Verb
- (transitive) To give such a reward to.