Gjuki

or Giu·ki

[ gyoo-kee ]
/ ˈgyu ki /

noun (in the Volsunga Saga)

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

Origin of Gjuki

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

Example sentences from the Web for gjuki

  • He calls himself Gunnar the son of Gjuki, and finally Brynhild consents to become his wife.

    The Nibelungenlied |Unknown

  • In the Guthrnar-rtha again it is stated that Sigurth and the sons of Gjuki had ridden to a gathering and that they slew him then.

    Stories and Ballads of the Far Past |Nora Kershaw