bersærk

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse berserkr (“berserk”), either from berr (“bare”) or from ber- (“bear”) and serkr (“shirt”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛrsɛrk/, [b̥æɐ̯ˈsæɐ̯ɡ̊]

Noun

bersærk c (singular definite bersærken, plural indefinite bersærker)

berserk, beserker, berserker (a crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy)

Inflection

Declension of bersærk

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bersærk	bersærken	bersærker	bersærkerne
genitive	bersærks	bersærkens	bersærkers	bersærkernes

Related terms

bersærkergang

Further reading

“bersærk” in Den Danske Ordbog
bersærk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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