guerdon
Meanings
Plural: guerdons
Noun
- a reward or payment
- A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
Verb
- To give such a reward to.
Origin / Etymology
From 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”).
Scrabble Score: 9
guerdon is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordguerdon is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
guerdon is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
guerdon is a valid Words With Friends word