Guer"don (?), n. [OF. guerdon, guerredon, LL. widerdonum (influenced by L. donum gift, cf. Donation ), fr. OHG. widarln; widar again, against (G. wider wieder) + l&omac;n reward, G. lohn, akin to AS. le�xa0;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.
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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.
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