reguerdon
reguerdon · reguerdons · reguerdoned · reguerdoning
To recompense or rewardTo recompense or reward.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To recompense or reward.
Origin
From Anglo-Norman reguerdoner (“to reward”), from re- + guerdoner (“to guerdon”), from MedFrom Anglo-Norman reguerdoner (“to reward”), from re- + guerdoner (“to guerdon”), 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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Forms
reguerdons, reguerdoning, reguerdoned, reguerdoned| Base form | reguerdon · to reguerdon |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | reguerdons |
| Present participle | reguerdoning |
| Past simple | reguerdoned |
| Past participle | reguerdoned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle