berserk : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: berserk	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for berserk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
berserk adj frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" Synonym(s): amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p) n one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury Synonym(s): berserker, berserk
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Berserk \Ber"serk\, Berserker \Ber"serk*er\, n. [Icel. berserkr.] 1. (Scand. Myth.) 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.