guerdon

Bedeutung

Noun

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

Verb

To give such a reward to.

Mit Bindestrich als

guer‧don

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɡəː.dən/

Etymologie

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”).