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Pronunciation : Guer"don
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. guerdon, guerredon, LL. widerdonum (influenced by L. donum gift, cf. Donation ), fr. OHG. widarl; widar again, against (G. wider wieder) + lon reward, G. lohn, akin to AS. le?n Goth. laun. See Withers.]
Definition : Defn: A reward; requital; recompense; -- used in both a good and a bad sense. Macaulay. So young as to regard men's frown or smile As loss or guerdon of a glorious lot. Byron. He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just guerdon of all his former villainies. Knolles.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Guer"don
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See Guerdon, n.]
Definition : Defn: To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. [R.] Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence. Tennyson.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913