Guerdon

Guerdon
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]


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  • guerdon — ⇒GUERDON, subst. masc. Vx, littér. Récompense. Ne me devez vous pas merci d amour et guerdon de loyauté (NODIER, Fée Miettes, 1831, p. 143). Le brandon Guerrier par qui Jupin donne honte et guerdon (MORÉAS, Sylves, 1896, p. 164). L « Infinité »,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • guerdon — Guerdon, m. penacut. C est le loyer ou recompense qu on donne à celuy qui a fait quelque service ou office en faveur d aucun, Remuneratio. Il peut estre extraict de ce mot Grec {{t=g}}kérdos,{{/t}} qui signifie proufit, gaing, advantage; Ce qu… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guerdon — (n.) reward, recompense (now only poetic), late 14c., from O.Fr. guerdon, guerredon reward, recompense, payment, from M.L. widerdonum, from O.H.G. widarlon recompense; Cf. O.E. wiðerlean requital, compensation, from wiðer again (see WITH (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • guerdon — index appropriation (donation), bounty, collection (payment), compensation, consideration (recompense) …   Law dictionary

  • guerdon — reward, meed, bounty, award, prize, *premium, bonus …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • guerdon — GUERDON. subst. masc. Loyer, salaire, recompense. Il est vieux, & n a plus d usage que dans le burlesque …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • guerdon — [gʉrd′ n] Archaic n. [ME guerdoun < OFr gueredon, altered (after L donum, gift) < Frank & OHG widarlōn < OHG widar, back, counter + lōn, reward < IE base * lāu , to capture > L lucrum, riches] a reward; recompense vt. to reward …   English World dictionary

  • guerdon — (ghêr don) s. m. Terme vieilli. Récompense. •   Dieu te doint pour guerdon de tes oeuvres si saintes...., RÉGNIER Sat. XIII. HISTORIQUE    XIe s. •   [Je] Bien le conoi, gueredun [je] vus en dei, Ch. de Rol. CCXLVIII.    XIIe s. •   En gueredon… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • guerdon — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French guerdun, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German widarlōn reward Date: 14th century reward, recompense • guerdon transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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