guerdon

Betekenis

Noun

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

Verb

To give such a reward to.

Met koppelteken als

guer‧don

Uitgesproken 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”).