Guerdon
Guerdon , noun
[Old French guerdon, guerredon, Late Latin widerdonum (influenced by Latin donum gift, compare Donation ), from Old High German widarlōn; widar again, against (German wider wieder) + lōn reward, German lohn, akin to Anglo-Saxon leán Gothic laun. See Withers.]
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.
He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just guerdon of all his former villainies.
Guerdon , transitive verb
[Old French guerdonner, guerredonner. See Guerdon, n.]
To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. [Rare]
Him we gave a costly bribe
To guerdon silence.