guerdon
noun
[ ˈɡəːd(ə)n ]
• a reward or recompense.
guerdon
verb
• give a reward to (someone).
• "there might come a time in which he should guerdon them"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin widerdonum, alteration (by association with Latin donum ‘gift’) of a West Germanic compound represented by Old High German widarlōn ‘repayment’.
