bragd

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish bragþ (“rapid move; invention, artifice”), from Old Norse bragð (“action”). Compare Norwegian bragd f (“manner, appearance, action”), bragd n (“light, glimt”) (compare Swedish bragda (“to shine, to twinkle”)), Old Norse bragð (“moment, action, trick, appearance, change, figure on cloth”). Related to förebrå, brå, brås, also, Old Swedish bregþa (“to transform, to reproach”, literally “to move quick”), Old Norse bregða (“to move quickly, to flutter”), related to Old Norse bráðr, Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“quick”). === Noun === bragd c an extraordinary performance or deed an act of bravery, a heroic deed ==== Usage notes ==== Most often of impressive sports performances and the like in modern times. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== hjältebragd hjältedåd stordåd bedrift ==== Derived terms ==== bragdguld bragdman bragdmedalj ==== Related terms ==== bragda === Participle === bragd past participle of bringa === References === “bragd”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “bragd”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “bragd”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)