baresark

[ bair-sahrk ]

noun

1. Scandinavian Legend. a berserker.

adverb

1. without armor.

baresark

/ ˈbɛəˌsɑːk /

noun

1. another word for berserk

Word History and Origins

Origin of baresark¹

1830–40; variant of berserk, as if bare ¹ + sark

Word History and Origins

Origin of baresark¹

C19: literally: bare shirt

Example Sentences

Every Bounding Brother and baresark man of the gipsy camp had the same smile on his face, the boxer's smile when he gives or takes punishment.

From Project Gutenberg

Then a sort of Baresark madness came over him, and he sprang upon me like a fiend.

From Project Gutenberg

The product of a three-year effort and a paltry $150,000, it is one of the best films thus far of the brave new underworld of the skindiver, where the actors are all baresark and the dialogue is in bubbles.

From Time Magazine Archive

They fought baresark, interlocked and silent, spinning from side to side of the room.

From Project Gutenberg

There was no thought of battle in the Currency Lasses; none drew his weapon; all huddled helplessly from before the face of the baresark Scandinavian.

From Project Gutenberg