guerdon

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French guerdon from Mediaeval Latin widerdonum, from West Germanic ( > Old English wiþerlēan), literally ‘again-payment’, with the second element assimilated to Latin donum (gift).

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[edit] Noun

Singular
guerdon

Plural
guerdons

guerdon (plural guerdons)

  1. (now literary) A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to guerdon

Third person singular
guerdons

Simple past
guerdoned

Past participle
guerdoned

Present participle
guerdoning

to guerdon (third-person singular simple present guerdons, present participle guerdoning, simple past and past participle guerdoned)

  1. (transitive) To give such a reward to.

[edit] Usage notes

Guerdon was the winning word at the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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