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
| Declension of bärsärkagång | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | bärsärkagång | bärsärkagången | — | — |
| Genitive | bärsärkagångs | bärsärkagångens | — | — |
See also edit
- löpa amok (“run amok”)