guerdon

  • 11guerdon — 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 …

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  • 12guerdon — guerdoner, n. guerdonless, adj. /gerr dn/, n. 1. a reward, recompense, or requital. v.t. 2. to give a guerdon to; reward. [1325 75; ME < OF, var. of werdoun < ML widerdonum, alter. (prob. by assoc. with L donum gift) of OHG widarlon, equiv. to&#8230; …

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  • 13guerdon — guer•don [[t]ˈgɜr dn[/t]] n. 1) a reward, recompense, or requital 2) to give a guerdon to; reward • Etymology: 1325–75; &LT; OF, var. of werdoun &LT; ML widerdonum, alter. (prob. by assoc. with L dōnum gift) of OHG widarlōn …

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  • 14guerdon — /ˈgɜdn/ (say gerdn) Poetic –noun 1. a reward, recompense, or requital. –verb (t) 2. to give a guerdon to; reward. {Middle English, from Old French, variant of werdoun, from Medieval Latin widerdonum, alteration (probably by association with Latin …

  • 15guerdon — n. & v. poet. n. a reward or recompense. v.tr. give a reward to. Etymology: ME f. OF guerdon f. med.L widerdonum f. WG widarlon (as WITH, LOAN(1)), assim. to L donum gift …

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  • 16GUERDON — s. m. Loyer, salaire, récompense. Il est vieux …

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  • 17guerdon — 1. noun /ˈɡəː.dən,ˈɡɝ.dən/ A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade. My gerdon is but bresting of myn herte. 2. verb /ˈɡəː.dən,ˈɡɝ.dən/ To give such a reward to …

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  • 18Guerdon — A reward …

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  • 19guerdon — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Something given in return for a service or accomplishment: accolade, award, honorarium, plum, premium, prize1, reward. Idiom: token of appreciation (or esteem). See REWARD. 2. Something justly deserved:&#8230; …

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  • 20guerdon — guer·don || gÉœrdÉ™n / gɜːd n. reward, recompense …

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