This entire poem is a narrative centered on Freyr. It details how Freyr fell in love with the jötunn Gerðr and sent his servant, Skírnir, to woo her for him.
**Prose introduction:** She is referred as a “fair maiden” that Freyr watches from Hliðskjálf.
**Prose interlude:** Gerðr’s hall is mentioned.
Skírnir rode into Jǫtunheimar, to Gymir’s courts. There were ferocious hounds, and they were bound in front of the gate in the wooden fence which was around Gerðr’s hall. He rode to where a herdsman was sitting on a grave-mound and greeted him:
**Stanza 14 onwards:** Gerðr has a conversation with Skirnir, I recommend reading the whole poem.
In this poem, Loki insults the gods at a feast. Freyr is one of his targets.
**Stanza 42:** Loki mentions her as “Gymir’s daughter” while flyting with Freyr.
Loki said:
42. ‘With gold you had Gymir’s daughter bought,
and so gave your sword;
but when Muspell’s sons ride over106 Myrkviðr,
then, wretch, you won’t know how you’ll fight!
**Stanza 30:** Mentions that Freyr married Gerðr, that was Gymir’s daughter.
‘Baldr’s father was Burr’s heir;
Freyr married Gerðr, she was Gymir’s daughter,
of the kindred of giants, and of Aurboða;
Þjazi was yet their kinsman,
the covering(?)-eager giant — his daughter was Skaði.
Chapter 35-37(p. 31): Gerd is introduced as the beautiful giantess, daughter of Gymir, who becomes the object of Freyr's affection after he sees her from Odin's high seat, Hlidskialf.
‘There was someone called Gymir, and his wife Aurboda. She was of the race of mountain-giants. Gerd is their daughter, the most beautiful of all women. It happened one day that Freyr had gone into Hlidskialf and was looking over all worlds, and when he looked to the north he saw on a certain homestead a large and beautiful building, and to this building went a woman, and when she lifted her arms and opened the door for herself, light was shed from her arms over both sky and sea, and all worlds were made bright by her. And his punishment for his great presumption in having sat in that holy seat was that he went away full of grief.
Introduction(p. 59): Gerd is listed among the Asyniur who are present at the feast held for the giant Ægir.
...similarly the Asyniur, Frigg, Freyia, Gefiun, Idunn, Gerd, Sigyn, Fulla, Nanna.