3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Guerdon \Guer"don\, v. t. [OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See {Guerdon}, n.] To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. [R.] [1913 Webster] Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Guerdon \Guer"don\, n. [OF. guerdon, guerredon, LL. widerdonum (influenced by L. donum gift, cf. {Donation} ), fr. OHG. widarl[=o]n; widar again, against (G. wider wieder) + l[=o]n reward, G. lohn, akin to AS. le['a]n Goth. laun. See {Withers}.] A reward; requital; recompense; -- used in both a good and a bad sense. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] So young as to regard men's frown or smile As loss or guerdon of a glorious lot. --Byron. [1913 Webster] He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just guerdon of all his former villainies. --Knolles. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: guerdon n : a reward or payment
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