bärsärkagång
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Icelandic berserksgangur, from bärsärk + -a- + gång. Attested since 1672.
Noun[edit]
bärsärkagång c
- going berserk (as a Norse berserker)
- (figuratively) going berserk, going on an out-of-control rampage
Usage notes[edit]
Usually as "gå bärsärkagång" (go berserk).
Declension[edit]
| Declension of bärsärkagång | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | bärsärkagång | bärsärkagången | — | — |
| Genitive | bärsärkagångs | bärsärkagångens | — | — |
See also[edit]
- löpa amok (“run amok”)