BERSERK

amuck, amok, berserk

(adjective) wildly frenzied and out of control; “the soldier was completely amuck”; “berserk with grief”; “a berserk worker smashing windows”

berserker, berserk

(noun) one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

berserk (plural berserks)

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

Adjective

berserk (comparative more berserk, superlative most berserk)

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

Weird; bizarre.

Anagrams

• Kerbers

Source: Wiktionary

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Ber"serk, Ber"serk*er, n. Etym: [Icel. berserkr.]

1. (Scand. Myth.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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