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Definition of Baresark
1. n. A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.
Definition of Baresark
1. Noun. (obsolete) A berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Baresark
1. an ancient warrior [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baresark
Literary usage of Baresark
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elissa Or the Doom of Zimbabwe/Eric Brighteyes, a Tale of Iceland by H. Rider Haggard (2001)
""Thou art mad," yells the baresark, and they are at it hard. Now they grip and
rend and tear. ... But still he holds the baresark as with bands of iron, ..."
2. Sketches and Studies: Descriptive and Historical by Richard John King (1874)
"Then it was said that the baresark was coming up to the homestead ; and then the
fires ... The baresark rushed in with his weapons. He comes into the room, ..."
3. The Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga by George Webbe Dasent (1900)
"Then it was said that the baresark was coming up to the homestead, and then the
fires ... The baresark rushed in with his weapons. He comes into the room, ..."
4. Hereward the Wake: "last of the English" by Charles Kingsley (1898)
"Did I not say that you were tipsy? " " Pish! You said that I was a Berserker.
And truth you shall speak; for baresark I go to-morrow to the war, ..."
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