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freyja

/ˈfɹeɪə/

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  1. A deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈfɹeɪə/

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When Loki, the Northern god of evil, went in quest of the stolen Idunn, he borrowed of Freyja her falcon dress, and at once became, to all intents and purposes, a falcon.
S. (Sabine) Baring-GouldThe Book of Were-WolvesProject Gutenberg ebook #5324