guerdon
guer·don
guerdon · guerdons
награда, премия, приз
A reward, prize or recompense for a serviceA reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
UK/ˈɡəː.dən/US/ˈɡɝ.dən/
Meaning
1 senses(literary)A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
награ́даnagráda, пре́мияprémija, призpriz
a reward or payment
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a reward, prize or recompense:
Origin
From Middle English guerdon, guerdoun, gardone, from Old French guerdon, guerredon, guarreFrom Middle English guerdon, guerdoun, gardone, from Old French guerdon, guerredon, guarredon, werdon, from Medieval Latin widerdōnum, alteration of widerlōnum, from West Germanic (whence Old High German widarlōn, Old English wiþerlēan), literally ‘back-payment’, with the second element assimilated to Latin dōnum (“gift”).
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