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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Guerdon \Guer"don\, v. t. [OF. guerdonner guerredonner See {Guerdon}, n.] To give guerdon to to reward; to be a recompense for [R.] Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence. --Tennyson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: guerdon n : a reward or payment
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