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The word 'temper'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
temperOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus15.65030
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 1
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 211 6 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 17.9 7 4
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 10.9 2 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 10.7 8 7
SEA - South East (Borders) 49.9 4 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 41.7 3 3
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 125.5 4 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of temper in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e smacked me right back, in a temper, and telt me I wisna his type on page 42
ime'll tell. Sheu his a right temper - as ah'm seen fur mesel! on page 80

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
esson ta dee never ta loss dy temper!" on page 31
"Keep dee temper," said da Caterpillar. on page 46
n guid bricht rid ida face wi temper, an efter giowerin at her a m on page 82

3 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
n till ee never till lose yer temper!" on page 29
"Keep yer temper," sade e Caterpillar. on page 43
she felt at she wis losan her temper. on page 48
Queen turned awy fae him in a temper, an sade till e Knave "Turn t on page 78
l find her in such a pleasant temper, an thoucht till hersel at pe on page 85
Also on pages 87
6 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
is left ee - a sure sign his temper wis bubblin awa like a pan o on page 30

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
in the stable. A bittie less temper an a bittie mair peace.'
1 matches

General Northern

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
athoot a fag bit Ma said his temper wis affa athoot the fags so h on page 44

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ded quine an reed heids hid a temper, right? So, I spat, an I scra on page 58

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
said went intae a temper, caed Jonsar Eck athing. "Fit
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
fits e' scoop wi e' no show? Temper Ye cry?Five thoosand freezin'(2016)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ideo game, only wae a shorter temper tae match. Yae ken how ah sai on page 123
e him and before ah ken it ma temper boils oor and ah snap. on page 125
eeth grindin taegether as his temper escalates. on page 179

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
same as me an had done it in temper. But no, Shuggie wis delighte on page 25

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
nt. He wes roupin sair an the temper
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
bit whit a temper, whit a din!
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
. ‘’Ah’m sorry aboot ma temper’’ ah tell him ‘’Ma mu
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
lk she'd need tae no loss her temper. 'Ah've no tellt ye everythin on page 92

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
, hou ah envy thon het-heidit temper o yours!' on page 123

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
on the YES side in a bit o a temper. Did they no ken that their p on page 93

1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ae a hunner. Ah cannae hud ma temper anymaire and send oot a roar
1 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae the waw again. Ah feel ma temper rise an just as quickly dissi
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
rude awakenin fae yer maw tae temper the boady’s primal conditio
1 matches

General Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
* He's a richt temper when he gets startit on page 25

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
im a sair belly and a crabbit temper. on page 3

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
me ah ever mind him losin his temper wi Stella Marie wis when Sand on page 64

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Weel I ken ma bitter temper. on page 21

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
he Princess gey near burst wi temper! on page 87

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
oot an fell in an loast thir temper sometimes. on page 46

1 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
nt if you ask me but, oh, his temper. It’ll be the death of him.
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
son tae ee ne'er tae lose eer temper!" on page 30
"Keep eer temper," said th Caterpillar. on page 44
e felt that she was losin hur temper. on page 49
eason is, that Ah'm dootin th temper o eer flamingo. Should Ah try on page 89

4 matches

South West (Galloway)

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
captured the temper that he socht. on page 21

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
cud ignite yer fiery temper on page 37

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
ght a saw him really lose his temper. He battered George first for
1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ae yae naw tae iver loass yer temper!" on page 31
"Dinnae bae loasin yer temper," said the Caterpillar. on page 45
ik shae wus gan tae loass hir temper. on page 50
naw sure aboot yer flamingo's temper. Shud A try the experiment?" on page 90

4 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
n oul rootine that served tae temper the realisation o a new dawn. on page 10

1 matches

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