Definitions for guerdons

guerdons guer·don

Spelling: [gur-dn]
IPA: /ˈgɜr dn/

Guerdons is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 383 anagrams from letters in guerdons (degnorsu).

Definitions for guerdons

noun

  1. a reward, recompense, or requital.

verb (used with object)

  1. to give a guerdon to; reward.

Origin of guerdons

1325-75; Middle English Old French, variant of werdoun Medieval Latin widerdonum, alteration (probably by association with Latin dōnum gift) of Old High German widarlōn, equivalent to widar a

Examples for guerdons

The guerdon; the quittance; could it be possible after all, the end was not far?

Content is the guerdon of the beast, but gods are wafted upwards on the wings of pain.

He came either to bring me aid or to seek mine, with vengeance for his guerdon.

Is it for some vow of chivalry, or for that which is the guerdon of chivalry?'

For this guerdon men have fought; for this they have even gladly died.

But if there is honour for failure what shall be the guerdon of success?

They had every guerdon of young love, except that there were not so many years before them.

Our guerdon is shame in this world and condign punishment in the next.

I declined the guerdon; and he questioned me concerning my family and my position.

Evil was the lot that the Gods had laid upon him, and bitter was his guerdon.

Word Value for guerdons
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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