guerdon

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To give such a reward to.

Hyphenated as

guer‧don

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡəː.dən/

Etymology

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”).