brag

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹæɡ/ Hyphenation: brag Rhymes: -æɡ === Noun === brag (countable and uncountable, plural brags) A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification. The thing which is boasted of. (uncountable) Short for three card brag. January 23 1752, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, in Letters to His Son, published in 1774 our mixed companies here, which, if they happen to rise above bragg and whist, infallibly stop short of every thing either pleasing or instructive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === brag (third-person singular simple present brags, present participle bragging, simple past and past participle bragged) (intransitive, often with of) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself. Synonyms: boast, beat one's chest Hyponym: brag on ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bragging rights ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === brag (comparative bragger, superlative braggest) Excellent; first-rate. (archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. === Adverb === brag (comparative more brag, superlative most brag) (obsolete) Proudly; boastfully. === References === === Anagrams === ARGB, garb, grab == Cornish == === Etymology === From Old Cornish brag, from Proto-Brythonic *brag, from Proto-Celtic *mrakis. Cognate with Breton bragez, Irish and Scottish Gaelic braich, Manx bry, and Welsh brag. === Noun === brag m (plural bragow) malt ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === brag third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of braga second-person singular imperative of braga === Mutation === == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse brak, related to braka (“to break, crack”). === Noun === brag n (singular definite braget, plural indefinite brag) bang, crash ==== Inflection ==== ==== Related terms ==== brage verb === Verb === brag imperative of brage == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === Bröch (Sylt) === Etymology === From Old Frisian bregge, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju. Cognates include West Frisian brêge. === Noun === brag f (plural bragen) (Föhr-Amrum) bridge == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh brac, from Proto-Brythonic *brag, from Proto-Celtic *mrakis. Cognate with Irish braich. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /braːɡ/ === Noun === brag m (plural bragau) malt (sprouted grain used in brewing) === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “brag”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies