berserk
[ber-surk, -zurk]
adjective
violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged: He suddenly went berserk.
noun
(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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I am ordered to send this berserk with a troop of nineteen men to waylay thee.
Erling the BoldR.M. Ballantyne
“King Harald would speak with thee,” said the man, who was no other than Hake the berserk.
Erling the BoldR.M. Ballantyne
A sort of berserk rage possessed him at the sight of that wound.
The Black BuccaneerStephen W. Meader
He had all the fervour of the fanatic, and when he prayed his eyes assumed a Berserk look.
The Secrets of a KuttiteEdward O. Mousley
One never gets used to the bulk and height of these berserk Campanias.
A Fleet in BeingRudyard Kipling
berserk
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Word Origin for berserk
C19: Icelandic berserkr, from björn bear + serkr shirt
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