guerdon

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.

Verb

To give such a reward to.

Sinonieme

reward

premium

accolade

prize

award

laurel

medal

citation

honour

honor

price

recompense

trophy

🏆

wages

bonus

carrot

🥕

compensation

decorate

fee

honorarium

incentive

meed

percentage

%

Vertalings

galardón

bahşiş

recompensa

loon

premio

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɡəː.dən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: guerdon

Verwante met Old High German: widarlon

Verwante met Old English: wiþerlēan

In summary

From Middle English guerdon, guerdoun, gardone, from Old French guerdon, guerredon, guarredon, werdon, from Medieval Latin widerdōnum, alteration of widerlōnum, from West Germanic (whence Old High German widarlōn, Old English wiþerlēan), literally ‘back-payment’, with the second element assimilated to Latin dōnum (“gift”).