goðvarðr

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Old Norse

Etymology

Compound of goð (a god, gods) +‎ varðr (defended), second element past participle of verja (to defend).

Adjective

goðvarðr

  1. (Germanic paganism) protected by the gods
    • c. 1010, Eyjólfr dáðaskáld, Bandadrápa klofstef.4-5:
      ok ræðr síðan / jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli.
      And thenceforth the Earl rules the god-defended land.

Declension