Guer"don (?), n. [OF. guerdon,
guerredon, LL. widerdonum (influenced by L.
donum gift, cf. Donation ), fr. OHG.
widarlōn; widar again, against (G. wider
wieder) + lōn reward, G. lohn, akin to AS.
leÁn 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.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.