berserkr – Old Norse noun declension

Noun: berserkr

Gender: m

Nominative

Sg. Indef.	berserkr
Sg. Def.	berserkrinn
Pl. Indef.	berserkir
Pl. Def.	berserkirnir

Genitive

Sg. Indef.	berserks
Sg. Def.	berserksins
Pl. Indef.	berserka
Pl. Def.	berserkanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.	berserk
Sg. Def.	berserkinum
Pl. Indef.	berserkum
Pl. Def.	berserkunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.	berserk
Sg. Def.	berserkinn
Pl. Indef.	berserki
Pl. Def.	berserkina

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like berserkr

berserkr, dyttr, gestr, hlynr, flekkr, brestr, lýðr, bolr, bulr,

Etymology

From bjǫrn (“bear”) and serkr (“shirt, coat”) thus literally "a warrior clothed in bearskin." Probably not from berr (“bare, naked”); see berserk.

Verbs referencing "berserkr"

English Nouns berserk, French Nouns berserk, English Nouns berserker, Danish Nouns bersærk, Swedish Nouns bärsärk.

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