LOST DOG

On the way to school this morning, my son spotted a Lost Dog poster. He was slightly appalled to hear that one would be rewarded for returning the dog; he thinks one should do it without a financial incentive. He's right of course.

guerdon
noun
A reward; recompense.
verb
To reward.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin widerdōnum, alteration (influenced by Latin dōnum, gift) of Old High German widarlōn : widar, back, against + lōn, reward.]