Origin:"reward, recompense" (now only poetic), 1366, from Old French. guerdon, from Medieval Latin. widerdonum, from Old High German widarlon (reward);From: http://www.etymonline.com/abbr.php
"Something one has earned or gained." The winning word for the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.
Origin:
"reward, recompense" (now only poetic), 1366, from Old French. guerdon, from Medieval Latin. widerdonum, from Old High German widarlon (reward);
From: http://www.etymonline.com/abbr.php
"Something one has earned or gained." The winning word for the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.