berserk — meaning in English

English meaning

• berserk adj Out of control with rage or excitement; wildly violent or frenzied.
• berserker noun A legendary Norse warrior said to fight in an uncontrollable, trance-like fury.

Senses

berserk is used for these senses in English:

• berserk (historical) Synonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”).
• berserker (historical) A Norse warrior who purportedly fought in a trance-like frenzy; a berserk.

berserker — full definition

1. noun A legendary Norse warrior said to fight in an uncontrollable, trance-like fury.
2. noun Anyone who fights or acts with wild, frenzied intensity, by extension.