免まのがる

nidan verb (lower class) with 'ru' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

escape harm; be spared

Archaic intransitive verb; the modern equivalent is 免れる (まぬがれる). Used in classical Japanese to mean avoiding danger or being saved from a bad situation.

See also: 免れる

• 古こ典てんでは「災わざわいを免まのがる」のように使つかわれた。

  In classical texts, it was used like 'to escape calamity'.