ávarðr

Etymology
, second element past participle of.

Adjective

 * 1)  dear to, favoured, protected (by divine forces)
 * 2) * 962, Egill Skallagrímsson, ”Arinbjarnarkviða”, verse 19
 * "non"

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Usage notes

 * This adjective is only used with the dative of the one whom one is protected by, and refers to divine favour, in most cases the heathen gods.