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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
- (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
Strong declension of goðvarðr
Weak declension of goðvarðr
Declension of comparative of goðvarðr
Strong declension of superlative of goðvarðr
Weak declension of superlative of goðvarðr