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13th c. · 2nd half of 13th c.

Berisdze

ბერისძე

Serf of the plaintiff's side in a 13th-century blood case: the opposing side had him beaten by one Zakaria, he died on the third day, and the injured side claimed his blood-price. Document Hd-1589 (Corpus I No. 43), under the headword ბერისძე||ბერიძე in the Annotated Dictionary of Persons, vol. I, p. 524. The earliest bearer of the name on record; a serf, not a noble, and whether the name is a surname or a patronymic cannot be decided. sweep 2 m27

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ბერისძე — ყმა მომჩივანი მხარისა, იგი მოწინააღმდეგე მხარეს ზაქარიასათვის უცემინებია, რის გამოც მესამე დღეს მომკვდარა. დაზარალებულმა მხარემ მისი სისხლი მოსთხოვა დამნაშავე მხარეს (XIII ს. II ნახ. Hd—1589).

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Berisdze: a serf (qma) of the plaintiff party; the opposing party had him beaten by Zakaria, as a result of which he died on the third day. The injured party demanded his blood-price (siskhli) from the guilty party (XIII c. 2nd half. Hd-1589).

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CiteBeridze, a history of the surname · Berisdze · https://beridze.info/en/people/berisdze-13th-century/ (accessed 2026-09-30)

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