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Definition of guerdon in English: guerdonnoun ˈɡəːd(ə)nˈɡərdn archaic A reward or recompense. Example sentencesExamples - The second half is taken up by the literary contest between the robust but somewhat archaic Aeschylus and the more modern but slightly too glib Euripides for the guerdon of resuming life and reluming Athenian patriotic fervor.
- Rather he returns us to the experience of reading, ‘knowing coldly a need for guerdons, guardians.’
Synonyms recompense, prize, prize money, winnings, purse, award, honour, decoration, profit, advantage, benefit, bonus, plus, premium
verb ˈɡəːd(ə)nˈɡərdn [with object]archaic Give a reward to (someone) there might come a time in which he should guerdon them Synonyms recompense, pay, remunerate, give a bounty to, give a present to, make something worth someone's while, tip, honour, decorate, give an award to, recognize, requite
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin widerdonum, alteration (by association with Latin donum 'gift') of a West Germanic compound represented by Old High German widarlōn 'repayment'. Definition of guerdon in US English: guerdonnounˈɡərdnˈɡərdn archaic A reward or recompense. Example sentencesExamples - The second half is taken up by the literary contest between the robust but somewhat archaic Aeschylus and the more modern but slightly too glib Euripides for the guerdon of resuming life and reluming Athenian patriotic fervor.
- Rather he returns us to the experience of reading, ‘knowing coldly a need for guerdons, guardians.’
Synonyms recompense, prize, prize money, winnings, purse, award, honour, decoration, profit, advantage, benefit, bonus, plus, premium
verbˈɡərdnˈɡərdn [with object]archaic Give a reward to (someone) there might come a time in which he should guerdon them Synonyms recompense, pay, remunerate, give a bounty to, give a present to, make something worth someone's while, tip, honour, decorate, give an award to, recognize, requite
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin widerdonum, alteration (by association with Latin donum ‘gift’) of a West Germanic compound represented by Old High German widarlōn ‘repayment’. |