guerdon英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade. literary

— For would she of her gentlenesse, Withouten more, me ones kesse, It were to me a great guerdoon. Release of all my passion […]

动词 v.

To give such a reward to. transitive

— And when thou see'st the Admiral ride by, Discharge thy musket, and perform his death; And then I'll guerdon thee with store of crowns.

词形变化

guerdons plural gerdon alternative,obsolete guerdons present,singular,third-person guerdoning participle,present guerdoned participle,past guerdoned past gerdon alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1

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”).

词源 2

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”).