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BERSERK
Definition of BERSERK
noun
Synonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”).
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Where it comes from
The noun is borrowed from Old Norse berserkr (“Norse warrior who fights in a frenzy”), probably from bjǫrn (“bear”) + serkr (“coat; shirt”), referring to the bearskins which the warriors wore. Bjǫrn is possibly ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”); and serkr from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, tie together; thread”). Alternatively, it has been suggested that the first element of the word is from berr (“bare, naked”), referring to warriors who went into battle without armour, but this is now thought unlikely. Doublet of berserker. The adjective is derived from the noun. The verb might partly be a back-formation from berserker, analyzed as containing the suffix -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,293)
How it is built
Same root, BERSERK · 1 relative in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BERSERK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BERSERK starts with B and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read BEEKRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once.
Words that start BERSER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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