Gefn

"Giver." One of the names Freyja gave herself when she went out among unknown peoples to search for her missing husband Óðr. It is found as a Freyja name in the Nafnaþulur.

In Skáldskaparmál however, Freyja is periphrased as Gefn's Girl.

References

Sources

  • Gylfaginning, 35.
  • Skáldskaparmál, 17.