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gerdon

gerdon is the obsolete spelling of guerdon.

Meaning of guerdon

Noun

guerdon (plural guerdons)

  1. (literary) A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
    • For would she of her gentlenesse,
      Withouten more, me ones kesse,
      It were to me a great guerdoon.
      Release of all my passion […]c. 1366, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Romaunt of the Rose, ll. 2607-10

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Forms of gerdon

pluralgerdons

Questions about gerdon

What is gerdon the obsolete spelling of?
Gerdon is the obsolete spelling of guerdon.

Words near gerdon in the dictionary

  1. Gerdemans
  2. Gerdes
  3. Gerding
  4. Gerdings
  5. Gerdkuh
  6. gerdon
  7. gerdons
  8. Gerds
  9. gerdtremmelite
  10. Gerdts
  11. Gerdtses

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