brag

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Adjective 1.6 References 1.7 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Related terms 2.2.2 Inflection 2.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse bragr (“‘the best, foremost’”)^[1] or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“‘to creak’”)^[2].

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æɡ

[edit] Verb

to brag (third-person singular simple present brags, present participle bragging, simple past and past participle bragged)

1. to boast

[edit] Synonyms

• boast

[edit] Derived terms

• braggart
• bragging rights

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

brag

1. the card game Three card brag

[edit] Adjective

brag (comparative bragger, superlative braggest)

1. First-rate.

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ “wile” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
2. ^ brag in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of abgr
• garb
• grab

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse brak.

[edit] Noun

brag n. (singular definite braget, plural indefinite brag)

1. bang, crash

[edit] Related terms

• brage verb

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Verb

brag

1. Imperative of brage.