guerdon
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guer·don
(gûr′dn)n.
A reward; recompense.
tr.v. guer·doned, guer·don·ing, guer·dons
To reward.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin widerdōnum, alteration (influenced by Latin dōnum, gift) of Old High German widarlōn : widar, back, against; see wi- in Indo-European roots + lōn, reward; see lau- in Indo-European roots.]
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guerdon
(ˈɡɜːdən)n
a reward or payment
vb
(tr) to give a guerdon to
[C14: from Old French gueredon, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German widarlōn, Old English witherlēan; final element influenced by Latin dōnum gift]
ˈguerdoner n
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guer•don
(ˈgɜr dn)n.
1. a reward, recompense, or requital.
v.t. 2. to give a guerdon to; reward.
[1325–75; < Old French, variant of werdoun < Medieval Latin widerdonum, alter. (probably by association with Latin dōnum gift) of Old High German widarlōn]
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guerdon
Past participle: guerdoned
Gerund: guerdoning
| Imperative |
|---|
| guerdon |
| guerdon |
| Present |
|---|
| I guerdon |
| you guerdon |
| he/she/it guerdons |
| we guerdon |
| you guerdon |
| they guerdon |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I guerdoned |
| you guerdoned |
| he/she/it guerdoned |
| we guerdoned |
| you guerdoned |
| they guerdoned |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am guerdoning |
| you are guerdoning |
| he/she/it is guerdoning |
| we are guerdoning |
| you are guerdoning |
| they are guerdoning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have guerdoned |
| you have guerdoned |
| he/she/it has guerdoned |
| we have guerdoned |
| you have guerdoned |
| they have guerdoned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was guerdoning |
| you were guerdoning |
| he/she/it was guerdoning |
| we were guerdoning |
| you were guerdoning |
| they were guerdoning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had guerdoned |
| you had guerdoned |
| he/she/it had guerdoned |
| we had guerdoned |
| you had guerdoned |
| they had guerdoned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will guerdon |
| you will guerdon |
| he/she/it will guerdon |
| we will guerdon |
| you will guerdon |
| they will guerdon |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have guerdoned |
| you will have guerdoned |
| he/she/it will have guerdoned |
| we will have guerdoned |
| you will have guerdoned |
| they will have guerdoned |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be guerdoning |
| you will be guerdoning |
| he/she/it will be guerdoning |
| we will be guerdoning |
| you will be guerdoning |
| they will be guerdoning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been guerdoning |
| you have been guerdoning |
| he/she/it has been guerdoning |
| we have been guerdoning |
| you have been guerdoning |
| they have been guerdoning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been guerdoning |
| you will have been guerdoning |
| he/she/it will have been guerdoning |
| we will have been guerdoning |
| you will have been guerdoning |
| they will have been guerdoning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been guerdoning |
| you had been guerdoning |
| he/she/it had been guerdoning |
| we had been guerdoning |
| you had been guerdoning |
| they had been guerdoning |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would guerdon |
| you would guerdon |
| he/she/it would guerdon |
| we would guerdon |
| you would guerdon |
| they would guerdon |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have guerdoned |
| you would have guerdoned |
| he/she/it would have guerdoned |
| we would have guerdoned |
| you would have guerdoned |
| they would have guerdoned |
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Noun 1. guerdon - a reward or payment
reward - payment made in return for a service rendered
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guerdon
noun1. Something given in return for a service or accomplishment:
Idiom: token of appreciation.
2. Something justly deserved:
Informal: lump (used in plural).
Idioms: what is coming to one, what one has coming.
To bestow a reward on:
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