GUERDONING

Verb

guerdoning

present participle of guerdon

Anagrams

• going under, undergoing

Source: Wiktionary


GUERDON

Guer"don, n. Etym: [OF. guerdon, guerredon, LL. widerdonum (influenced by L. donum gift, cf. Donation ), fr. OHG. widarl; widar again, against (G. wider wieder) + lon reward, G. lohn, akin to AS. leán Goth. laun. See Withers.]

Definition: A reward; requital; recompense; -- used in both a good and a bad sense. Macaulay. So young as to regard men's frown or smile As loss or guerdon of a glorious lot. Byron. He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just guerdon of all his former villainies. Knolles.

Guer"don, v. t. Etym: [OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See Guerdon, n.]

Definition: To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. [R.] Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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