Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Freya \Frey"a\ (fr[imac]"[.a]), n. [Icel. Freyja.] (Scand.
   Myth.)
   The daughter of Nj["o]rd, and goddess of love and beauty; the
   Scandinavian Venus; -- in Teutonic myths confounded with
   Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct. [Written also {Frea},
   {Freyia}, and {Freyja}.]