− | ''Braggadochio'', personification of boasting in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faerie_Queene Faerie Queene by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Spenser Edmund Spenser] | + | ''Braggadochio'', personification of boasting in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faerie_Queene Faerie Queene] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Spenser Edmund Spenser] |
− | Possibly derived from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Gaelic Irish Gaelic] word ''bréag'', pronounced ''b'ríǒg'', meaning a [[lie]], an exaggeration, a [[deceit]], a deception. Similarly, the noun "bragger" may be derived from the Gaelic word ''bréagóir'', a liar, wheedler, deceiver or exaggerator. The phrasing in its current use of boasting or to embellish, could quite easliy be dated back to skadic verses, and particularlly the skaldic poet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bragi_Boddason Bragi Boddason] who used elaborate kennings to tell the deeds of gods. Over time and across dialects Bragi, simply drops the i to become brag. | + | Possibly derived from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Gaelic Irish Gaelic] word ''bréag'', pronounced ''b'ríǒg'', meaning a [[lie]], an exaggeration, a [[deceit]], a deception. Similarly, the noun "bragger" may be derived from the Gaelic word ''bréagóir'', a liar, wheedler, deceiver or exaggerator. The phrasing in its current use of boasting or to embellish, could quite easliy be dated back to skadic verses, and particularlly the skaldic poet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bragi_Boddason Bragi Boddason] who used elaborate kennings to tell the deeds of gods. Over time and across dialects Bragi, simply drops the i to become brag. |
− | ''Boasting'' or '''bragging''' is the act of making an ostentatious [[speech]]. It is considered a [[vice]] by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been [[studied]] by such [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology evolutionary psychologists] and can involve [[magnifying]] an accomplishment out of [[proportion]] to its importance. | + | ''Boasting'' or '''bragging''' is the act of making an ostentatious [[speech]]. It is considered a [[vice]] by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been [[studied]] by such [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology evolutionary psychologists] and can involve [[magnifying]] an accomplishment out of [[proportion]] to its importance. |