baresark
baresark noun: a berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armour.
Noun
baresark (plural baresarks)
- A berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armour.
- Eric gives before him right to the edge of the cliff. Then the Baresark smites at him and Brighteyes catches the blow on his shield, and smites at him in turn so well and truly, that the head of the Baresark flies from his shoulders and spins along the ground, […]1891, H[enry] Rider Haggard, “How Eric Went Up Mosfell against Skallagrim the Baresark”, in Eric Brighteyes, 2nd edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 67
- You said that I was a Berserker. And truth you shall speak; for baresark I go to-morrow to the war[.]1866, Charles Kingsley, chapter 12, in Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 185
baresark meaning in Tamil
baresark in Tamil
- நார்வே போர்வீரன், போர்க்கவசமின்றி
Forms of baresark
| plural | baresarks |
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Origin of baresark
From bare + sark (“shirt”).
Questions about baresark
- What does baresark mean?
- Baresark means a berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armour.
- What is baresark in Tamil?
- Baresark in Tamil is நார்வே போர்வீரன், போர்க்கவசமின்றி. See Baresark meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is baresark?
- Baresark is a noun.
- What is the plural of baresark?
- The plural of baresark is baresarks.
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