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1. Frenzied as if possessed by a demon
   "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
   - amuck, amok, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed

1. One of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury
   - berserker

Derived forms: berserks

See also: insane

Type of: Norse, Northman, Scandinavian

Encyclopedia: Berserk