**Stanza 25:** Freyja is referenced through a kenning, "Óðr's wife" (Óðs mey), in the context of the Æsir-Vanir war.
‘Then all the great powers, the most holy gods,
went to their doom-seats and deliberated about it:
who had mingled all the air with mischief,
and given Óðr’s wife to the giant’s family.
Chapter 35(p.29-30): Od is introduced as the husband of Freyja and father of Hnoss. His long travels are given as the reason for Freyja's tears of red gold and her many names.
Freyia is highest in rank next to Frigg. She was married to someone called Od. Hnoss is the name of their daughter. She is so beautiful that from her name whatever is beautiful and precious is called hnossir [treasures]. Od went off on long travels, and Freyia stayed behind weeping, and her tears are red gold. Freyia has many names, and the reason for this is that she adopted various names when she was travelling among strange peoples looking for Od.
Chapter 42-43(p.36): In a verse from Völuspá, Freyja is referred to by the kenning "Od's beloved" in the context of her being promised to the giant builder.
Then went all the powers to their judgment seats, most holy.
gods, and deliberated upon this, who had tainted all the sky
with darkness and to the family of giants given Od’s beloved.
Chapter 18-22(p.86): One of the kennings for Freyja is "wife of Od".
How shall Freyia be referred to? By calling her daughter of Niord, sister of Freyr, wife of Od, mother of Hnoss, possessor of the fallen slain and of Sessrumnir and tom-cats, of Brisingamen...
Chapter 36-37(p.98): Kennings for Freyja include "Od's wife" and "Od's bedfellow".
And in this poem Einar has further referred to Freyia by calling her Hnoss’s mother or Od’s wife; thus it says here:
The strong ice [axe] of Rodi’s roof [shield] is not the worse for Od’s bedfellow’s [Freyia’s] eye-rain [tears]. With such actions [gifts] may the king reach old age.
Chapter 49(p.119): The kenning "Od's bedfellow" is used for Freyja in a verse by the poet Einar.
The strong ice [axe] of Rodi’s roof is not the worse for Od’s bedfellow’s [Freyia’s] eye-rain [tears, i.e. gold]. May this king reach old age.
Chapter 75(p.157): In a list of the Asyniur and their attributes, Od is mentioned as the reason for Freyja's golden tears.
Freyia also wept gold for Od. Her names are Horn, Thrungva, Syr, Skialf and Gefn, and likewise Mardoll.
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