| Example in Icelandic | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Og auðvitað grobbar hann sig af hetjudáðum í kvennamálum. | Then, of course, he'll... He boasts about his exploits with the ladies. |
| Og auđvitađ grobbar hann sig af hetjudáđum í kvennamálum. | Then, of course, he'll... He boasts about his exploits with the ladies. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azeri | öymək,öyünmək | Dutch | beroemen |
| English | boast | Estonian | hooplema, praalima, uhkustama |
| Finnish | kerskua, mahtailla, retostaa, ylpeillä | French | se targuer, tarifer |
| German | bramarbasieren | Greek | κομπάζω, κομπιάζω, κομπορρημονώ, κονιορτοποιούμαι |
| Hungarian | dicsekszik | Indonesian | membanggakan |
| Italian | vanagloriarsi, vantare | Japanese | 誇称, 大言壮語, 嘯く |
| Lithuanian | girtis, pasigirti | Polish | blagować, pochlubić |
| Portuguese | alardear, jactar, vangloriar | Quechua | anchaykachay, kumuy |
| Russian | хвастаться | Spanish | alabarse, alardear, encampanarse, presumir, vanagloriarse |
| Swedish | skryta | Turkish | övünç duymak, şişinmek |