BERSERKER

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


Etymology

Noun

berserker (plural berserkers)

A berserk (a crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy).

One who fights as if frenzied, like a berserker.

(science fiction) A type of von Neumann probe whose mission is to exterminate alien lifeforms.

Source: Wiktionary


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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