English
Alternative spellings
gerdon (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French #Old French|guerdon, from Proto-Romance and mediaeval Latin widerdonum, from West Germanic ( > Old English wiþerlean|wiþerl�an), literally �again-payment�, with the second element assimilated to Latin donum �gift�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�g�:d�n/
Noun
en-noun
- italbrac|now literary A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
#:*Late C14: My gerdon is but bresting of myn herte. � Geoffrey Chaucer, �The Franklin's Tale�, Canterbury Tales
#:*1819, �That will I do blithely,� replied the Pilgrim, �and without guerdon; my oath, for a time, prohibits me from touching gold.� � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To give such a reward to.
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