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smerd

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus', perhaps initially freemen but later gradually reduced to a lower status.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian смерд (smerd).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սմերդ (smerd) — a member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus'
  • Belarusian: смердзь (smjerdzʹ) — a member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus'
  • Belarusian: смерд (smjerd) — a member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus'
  • Japanese: スメルド (sumerudo) — a member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus'
  • Church Slavic: смръдъ (smrŭdŭ) — a member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus'
  • Old East Slavic: смръдъ (smrŭdŭ) — a member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus'
  • Old East Slavic: смердъ (smerdŭ) — a member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus'
  • Old Novgorodian: смьръде (smĭrŭde) — a member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus'
  • Russian: смерд (smerd) — a member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus'
  • Ukrainian: смерд (smerd) — a member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus'