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)

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

Inflection

Declension of bersærk
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bersærk bersærken bersærker bersærkerne
genitive bersærks bersærkens bersærkers bersærkernes

Further reading

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