bärsärkagång
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]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bärsärkagång | bärsärkagångs |
| definite | bärsärkagången | bärsärkagångens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
See also
[edit]- löpa amok (“run amok”)