Chud
Pronunciations
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/t͡ʃuːd/
Noun
A member of any of several Finnic peoples in the area of what is now Estonia, Karelia and Northwestern Russia.
Usage- Historical
- in early Russian annals
- used in the plural
- Examples
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More examples (3)
In the meantime, the Chuds tied [her] foot so that she would not escape. When Liaine returned with his brother Aripi and son Peairi, he found the Sami camp smouldering and empty.
Some Chuds had attained a prominent position at the court of the early Russian princes. Military campaigns against the Chuds are mentioned in the chronicles from the 11th century. They were defeated by Prince Iaroslav Vladimirovich [...]
[...] turned to another region which paid tribute to Pskov, the land of the Chuds (Estonian Finns). [...] Iuriev or Tartu as it became known was nominally under a Chud elder called Vetseke but had a garrison from Pskov.
Word forms
ChudsChude