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Berserk
Pronunciation : Ber"serk, Ber"serk*er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Icel. berserkr.]
Definition : 1. (Scand. Myth.)
Defn: One of a class of legendary heroes, who fought frenzied by intoxicating liquors, and naked, regardless of wounds. Longfellow.
2. One who fights as if frenzied, like a Berserker.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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