[gur-dn] 
| 1. | a reward, recompense, or requital. |
| 2. | to give a guerdon to; reward. |
| 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.] |
