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Reward, -waird, v. Also: -warde, -vard; -wird; -vaird; and ryward. P.p. also revard. [ME and e.m.E. rewarde(n to heed (c1315), to repay (c1350), etc.,ONF rewarder, OF reguarder, regarder (1080 and c1170 in Larousse); Regard v. Cf. also e.m.E. reward(e p.p. (1567, 1574).]

1. tr. To repay or recompense (a person) (for some service, merit, etc.) (with a gift, favour, etc.).Also without const.(1) 1375 Barb. iv 480.
Wald thow me wis To that place … I sall reward thé Ib. 666. c1450-2 Howlat 147 (A). 1456 Hay II 156/25.
Thir lordis … Richely the harraldis rewardit ilkane 1490 Irland Mir. I 67/29.
And thaim that seruis him he rewardis richt worthely c1500-c1512 Dunb. (O.U.P.) 130/63.
Thocht this nobill cunning sort … Rewardit be [etc.] 1533 Bell. Livy II 101/7.
Quhen he has esperance to be tharethrow condinglie rewardit 1568 Lyndesay Pref. (S.T.S.) 398.
I haue seruit ȝour grace lang, & lukis to be rewardit as vtheris ar a1578 Pitsc. II 32/14.
He … promissit to revard thame heirefter(b) 15.. Clar. ii 1777.
Clariodus … did abyd … For to rewaird the servants a1570-86 Maitl. F. 438/24.
The prentes boyis ar nocht rewairdit The stableris gattis na stabil fies 1595 Reg. Privy C. V 233.
[They] wer subornit, buddit and rewairdit [by the said Heroun] 1611-57 Mure Early Misc. P. xiv 18.(c) 1513 Doug. i ix 45 (Ruddim.).
Ryward(2) 1375 Barb. i 577.
He suld for his leawte Be rewardyt c1420 Wynt. vii 3558.
The Frankis natyowne war for-thi Rewardyt the mare largely 1494 Loutfut MS 115a.
The partiis bringis thair menstraillis with thaim & rewardis thaim thairfor 1503 Acts II 248/1.
And gif thai take & inbring ony other hedis man … the takaris sall be revardit tharfor c1568 Lauder Minor P. 619.
Thairfor with God ȝe sall be so rewardit a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. 332/58.
And God thairfore sall ȝow rewaird a1578 Pitsc. I 226/22.
And forder … to be revairdit lairglie for his … labouris 1679 Laing MSS I 419.
And to rewaird him for his paines in doeing the office(3) a1400 Leg. S. ii 858.
God has thame rewardit wele With … lestand blis c1500-c1512 Dunb. (O.U.P.) 183/83.
Lord! … Reward me with non erdly cure 15.. Clar. v 1820.
King Amandur … Rewairdit heralds with … grit riches 1583–4 Warrender P. (S.H.S.) II 414.
Quhome … the king … hes … rewirdit with gude beneficeis 1596 Dalr. II 23/5.
With brade landis he was rewardet

b. To requite for, or as for, wrongdoing; to punish. c1500-c1512 Dunb. (O.U.P.) 156/198.
The beist … Ran … to the devill And he rewardit him weill c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5810.
That day thay sall rewardit be Conforme to thare iniquitie 1579 Atholl Mun. I No. 90.
Quhairof I foirgif the doaris and God rewaird thame

2. To give (a person) (something) by way of compensation or reward.Also, ? const. on to the person. But the quot. from Ratis R. is not clear, and may belong to another sense.(1) c1420 Wynt. viii 6811.
I trow thai walde … Rewarde thame … Solace and eys for thare bownté 1560 Rolland Seven S. 7935.
The scherif als rewardit hir the thing That scho deseruit(2) c1420 Ratis R. 1747.
And for the gud of richt riches On-to wise men rewardit be

3. To reward (an action or service); to make return or recompense for. c1400 Troy-bk. i 120.
Quhar this may be Rewardit in-to lyk degre c1420 Ratis R. 33.
The fyrst [sc. wise doing] reuard wyll we see, The tothir mone ay punyste bee. Wertwe [MS We twa] resemblis Godis mycht 1456 Hay II 85/9.
To … reward courtasly the courtasy that is maid till him is [etc.] 1490 Irland Mir. II 16/11.
Thar is a God … that rewardis gud deidis and punysis euill c1500-c1512 Dunb. (O.U.P.) 207/42.
Suppois the servand be lang unquit, The lord sumtyme rewaird will it c1530-40 Stewart Bann. MS 89a/50.
Rewaird gud deid puneis all … vice

4. intr. To make recompense. 1460 Hay Alex. (S.T.S.) 469.
And fo[r] gude deid reward ay mychttelie