Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - berserk
Связанные словари
Berserk
berserk
I. noun or ~er Etymology: Old Norse ~r, probably from ber- bear + serkr shirt Date: 1818 1. an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable 2. one whose actions are recklessly defiant II. adjective Date: 1851 frenzied, crazed — usually used in the phrase go ~ sinister ravings of an imagination gone ~ — John Gruen • ~ adverb • ~ly adverb
Рейтинг статьи:
Комментарии:
См. в других словарях
1.
adj. & n. --adj. (esp. in go berserk) wild, frenzied; in a violent rage. --n. (also berserker) an ancient Norse warrior who fought with a wild frenzy. Etymology: Icel. berserkr (n.) prob. f. bern- BEAR(2) + serkr coat ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. ист. неистовый, бесстрашный и неуязвимый древнескандинавский воин 2. неистовый человек 3. обезумевший; неистовый, яростный berserk rage —- неистовый гнев to go berserk —- впасть в исступление; крушить все вокруг ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
1. Berserk means crazy and out of control. He tossed back his head in a howl of berserk laughter. = mad ADJ 2. If someone or something goes berserk, they lose control of themselves and become very angry or violent. When I saw him I went berserk. = go mad PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
- O.N. berserkr, from *ber- "bear" + serkr "shirt," thus a warrior clothed in bearskin. Famously brought into Eng. by Sir Walter Scott, 1822. The -r was O.N. masc. singular ending, mistaken for agent noun suffix. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 1644 | |
2 | 1488 | |
3 | 1246 | |
4 | 1245 | |
5 | 1135 | |
6 | 1093 | |
7 | 1029 | |
8 | 1015 | |
9 | 1014 | |
10 | 980 | |
11 | 978 | |
12 | 949 | |
13 | 937 | |
14 | 920 | |
15 | 855 | |
16 | 818 | |
17 | 813 | |
18 | 795 | |
19 | 784 | |
20 | 752 |