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berzerk

berzerk is the alternative spelling of berserk.

Meaning of berserk

Noun

berserk (plural berserks)

  1. (historical) Synonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”).
    • She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.1848, [Charles Kingsley], “New Actors, and a New Stage”, in Yeast: A Problem. […], London: John W[illiam] Parker, […], published 1851, →OCLC, page 40
    Synonyms:
    berserker

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Forms of berzerk

pluralberzerks

Questions about berzerk

What is berzerk the alternative spelling of?
Berzerk is the alternative spelling of berserk.

Words near berzerk in the dictionary

  1. Berzelian
  2. berzelianite
  3. berzeliite
  4. berzeline
  5. berzelium
  6. berzerk
  7. Berzerkeley
  8. berzerker
  9. berzerkers
  10. berzerks
  11. Berzins

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