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ber⋅serk
[ber-surk, -zurk]
–adjective
| 1. | violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged: He suddenly went berserk. |
–noun
| 2. | (sometimes initial capital letter ) Scandinavian Legend. Also, ber⋅serk⋅er. an ancient Norse warrior who fought with frenzied rage in battle, possibly induced by eating hallucinogenic mushrooms. |
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Berserk
Ber"serk\, Berserker \Ber"serk*er\, n. [Icel. berserkr.]1. (Scand. Myth.) One of a class of legendary heroes, who fought frenzied by intoxicating liquors, and naked, regardless of wounds. --Longfellow. 2. One who fights as if frenzied, like a Berserker.
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berserk
1822, introduced by Sir Walter Scott, from O.N. berserkr (n.) "raging warrior of superhuman strength," probably from *ber- "bear" + serkr "shirt," thus lit. "a warrior clothed in bearskin." The -r was O.N. masc. singular ending, mistaken for agent noun suffix. The adj. is 1867, from such phrases as go berserk.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ber·serk
Pronunciation: b&(r)-'s&rk, "b&r-, -'z&rk, 'b&r-"
Function: adjective
: marked by crazed or frenzied behaviorsuggestive of sudden mental imbalance —usually used in the phrase go berserk —berserk adverb
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