guerdon vs meed

guerdon

verb
  • To give such a reward to. 

noun
  • A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade. 

meed

verb
  • To reward; bribe. 

  • To deserve; merit. 

noun
  • A gift; bribe. 

How often have the words guerdon and meed occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )