guerdon vs recommend

guerdon

verb
  • To give such a reward to. 

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

recommend

verb
  • To make acceptable; to attract favor to. 

  • To advise, propose, counsel favorably 

  • To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice. 

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