avvärja

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish afværia, equivalent to av- +‎ värja. Compare German abwehren, Dutch afweren, Danish afværge. === Verb === avvärja (present avvärjer, preterite avvärjde, supine avvärjt, imperative avvärj) ward off, stave off, fend off ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “avvärja”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “avvärja”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “avvärja”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) afväria in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L