Word of the Day: Guerdon

Can you pronounce guerdon?

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Guerdon verb 1. Give a reward to (someone). noun 1. A reward or recompense. "As a guerdon for his community service, Embry received a small scholarship." "Barbara Kingsolver received the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in fiction as a guerdon for 'Demon Copperhead,' a retelling of 'David Copperfield.'" "You should guerdon the committee for their work in putting together the banquet with such short notice." French, mid-14th century "Guerdon" is a loanword from Old French, where it meant "recompense," and the French word "guerdon" has ties to "widarlōn" in Old High German and "wiþerlēan" in Old English — both meaning "reward." "Guerdon" was more frequently used in English as a literary or poetic synonym, including in the works of Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Tennyson. ... Do you remember these words? Thank you for supporting our advertisers.

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