| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| berserker |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ber·serk·er |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b r-sûr kr, -zûr- |
| NOUN: | One of a band of ancient Norse warriors legendary for their savagery and reckless frenzy in battle. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Old Norse berserkr : *bera, feminine of björn, bear; see bher-2 in Appendix I + serkr, shirt.
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