noun
Origin: ME guerdoun < OFr gueredon, altered (after L donum, gift) < Frank & OHG widarlōn < OHG widar, back, counter + lōn, reward < IE base *lāu-, to capture > L lucrum, riches
transitive verb
See guerdon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Medieval Latin widerdōnum
Origin: , alteration (influenced by Latin dōnum, gift)
Origin: of Old High German widarlōn
Origin: : widar, back, against; see wi- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + lōn, reward; see lau- in Indo-European roots
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