Gjuki

Or Giu·ki

[gyoo-kee]

noun

1. a king, the father of Gudrun and Gunnar and the husband of Grimhild.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gjuki¹

< Old Norse Gjūki; compare Old English Gifica, Old High German Gibicho

Example Sentences

Afterward, Sigurd and the sons of Gjuki went to Atli, the son of Budli, to ask as a wife forxi Gunnar Brynhild, his sister.

From Project Gutenberg

Sigurd then leaped upon his horse and rode to his companions; Gunnar and he again changed their shapes and they went back to Gjuki with Brynhild.

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Sigurd rode thence and came to the King who is named Gjuki; his wife is named Grimhild; their children were Gunnar, H�gni, Gudrun, Gudny; Gotthorm was a step-son of Gjuki.

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There Sigurd dwelt for a long time; and he took to wife Gudrun, the daughter of Gjuki, and Gunnar and H�gni swore with him oaths of brotherhood.

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Thereupon Gandalf's sons challenged the sons of Gjuki to a pitched battle on the frontier, and then returned home; but the sons of Gjuki asked Sigurth Fafnisbani to go to battle with them, and he agreed to do so.

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