berserk

berserk
I. noun or berserker Etymology: Old Norse berserkr, probably from ber- bear + serkr shirt Date: 1818 1. an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable 2. one whose actions are recklessly defiant II. adjective Date: 1851 frenzied, crazed — usually used in the phrase go berserk <
sinister ravings of an imagination gone berserk — John Gruen
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berserk adverbberserkly adverb

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  • Berserk — Ber*serk (b[ e]r*s[ e]rk ; b[ e]r*z[ e]rk ; b[ e]r s[ e]rk) a. [See {berserk}, n.] frenzied; crazed; usually in predicate position. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • berserk — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ out of control; wild and frenzied. ► NOUN (also berserker) ▪ an ancient Norse warrior who fought with frenzy. ORIGIN Old Norse, probably from bjorn bear + serkr coat , or possibly from berr bare (i.e. without armour) …   English terms dictionary

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