berserk

• beserk
• berzerk
• beresque (Australian, jocular)

A borrowing from Old Norse berserkr (Icelandic berserkur, Swedish bärsärk), probably from bjǫrn (“bear”) + serkr (“coat”), equivalent to bear +‎ sark (“shirt”).

• IPA^(key): /bə(ɹ)ˈzɜː(ɹ)k/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

berserk (plural berserks)

1. (historical) A crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy; a berserker.

berserk (comparative more berserk, superlative most berserk)

1. Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control.

   After seeing his sister stabbed to death, he went berserk and attacked the killer like a wild animal.

2. Weird; bizarre.
   • 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian‎:

     ...the writer conjured up a dystopian fantasy more berserk than anything you might find yourself listening to in the small hours at the Stone Circle.

• berserkly

• Úlfhéðinn

• Kerbers

• berserkr

berserk m

1. berserk

• berserk in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• berserk in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

From Old Norse berserkr (Icelandic berserkur, Swedish bärsärk), probably from bjǫrn (“bear”) + serkr (“coat”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛr.sɛrk/

berserk m pers

1. (mythology) berserk

• berserk in Polish dictionaries at PWN