different between crazed vs berserk

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?e?zd/

Adjective

crazed (comparative more crazed, superlative most crazed)

1. Maddened; driven insane.

   The crazed look in his eyes made everyone back away.

   He was crazed with thirst and resorted to drinking seawater.

2. Covered with cracks (generally applied to porcelain).

   The dark traces of the cracks in the crazed surface of the pot contrasted with the light glaze and was quite attractive.

Translations

Verb

crazed

1. simple past tense and past participle of craze

Anagrams

• Zed-car

English

Alternative forms

• beserk
• berzerk
• beresque (Australian, jocular)

Etymology

A borrowing from Old Norse berserkr (Icelandic berserkur, Swedish bärsärk), probably from bj?rn (“bear”) + serkr (“coat”), equivalent to bear +? sark (“shirt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?(?)?z??(?)k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Noun

berserk (plural berserks)

1. (historical) A crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy; a berserker.

Translations

Adjective

berserk (comparative more berserk, superlative most berserk)

1. Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control.

2. Weird; bizarre.

Derived terms

• berserkly

Translations

See also

• Úlfhéðinn

Further reading

• berserk at OneLook Dictionary Search
• berserk, berserker, beserk at Google Ngram Viewer

Anagrams

• Kerbers

Czech

Alternative forms

• berserkr

Noun

berserk m

1. berserk

Further reading

• berserk in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• berserk in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

From Old Norse berserkr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??.z??k/

Noun

berserk m (plural berserks)

1. (historical) berserk, berserker (frenzied Norse warrior)

Polish

Etymology

From Old Norse berserkr (Icelandic berserkur, Swedish bärsärk), probably from bj?rn (“bear”) + serkr (“coat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?r.s?rk/

Noun

berserk m pers

1. (mythology) berserk

Declension

Further reading

• berserk in Polish dictionaries at PWN