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beserk

/bəˈzɜː(ɹ)k/

beserk is the alternative form 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

See all 6 meanings of berserk

Forms of beserk

Noun
pluralbeserks
Adjective
comparativemore beserk
superlativemost beserk

Questions about beserk

What is beserk the alternative form of?
Beserk is the alternative form of berserk.
How do you pronounce beserk?
Beserk is pronounced /bəˈzɜː(ɹ)k/.

Words near beserk in the dictionary

  1. besees
  2. beselve
  3. besend
  4. besequined
  5. besequinned
  6. beserk
  7. beserker
  8. beserks
  9. Beserra
  10. Beserras
  11. beset

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