#guerdon

Guerdon [GUR-dn]Part of speech: nounOrigin: Old French, 15th century1. A reward or recompense.Examples of guerdon in a sentence“As a guerdon for his excellent grades, my brother got to go to Six Flags.”“Doris Lessing received the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature as a guerdon for her body of novels exploring the human experience.”

: REWARD, RECOMPENSE 

Guerdon and Shakespeare

Guerdon dates back to the 14th century, when Geoffrey Chaucer used it in The Romaunt of the Rose (ca. 1366): "He quitte him wel his guerdon there." It derives from Anglo-French and is thought to be related to the Old High German widarlōn, meaning "reward." Shakespeare used guerdon a couple of times in his plays. In Love's Labour's Lost, for example, Berowne, attendant to King Ferdinand, sends the clown Costard to deliver a letter to Rosaline, attendant to the princess of France, handing him a shilling with the line, "There's thy guerdon; go." Guerdon is a rare word today, but contemporary writers do use it on occasion for poetic effect.  

History and Etymology for guerdon

Middle English, from Anglo-French guerdun, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German widarlōn reward 

Time Traveler for guerdon

The first known use of guerdon was in the 14th century 

Guerdon - a reward or recompense.

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