10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARNAPTIOUS»
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carnaptious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
carnaptious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Why Scots Should Rule Scotland, 1997
Alasdair Gray. WHY SCOTS SHOULD RULE SCOT LAND 1997 WHY SCOTS
SHOULD RULE SCOT LAND 1997 A CARNAPTIOUS HISTORY.
2
A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English
'A real carnaptious fellow he is if you rise him [ make him angry]' (Monaghan).
caroline-hat /'kaeralainhset/ n., a kind of black hat fashionable from the end of the
seventeenth century < E carrachan cathair Caroline, relating to the time of King ...
Terence Patrick Dolan, 2006
3
The Collected Stories of Benedict Kiely
Even the younger generation should be aware that the Lord was crucified on
Good Friday. He's a carnaptious old bastard and even for the sake of Mother
Polycarp, the kindly reverend mother, who is always thanking God for everything,
...
4
Midwife of the Blue Ridge
Carnaptious Ol' Mule, for reasons unknown, balked at entering the fortyard.
Equally carnaptious Seth tugged and pushed. “Megstie me.” Maggie sank down
to sit on a tree stump. “This might take a while.” Battler crawled up onto her lap
and ...
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Irish English: The North of Ireland
Carnaptious, for instance, which is an adjective meaning 'irritable/quarrelsome',
is featured in Patterson's (1880) treatment, which includes Fenton's (2006a) relic
Antrim areas. The word is, however, still current, being found in contemporary ...
6
Concise English-Scots Dictionary
... s; (violently) flyte; (noisily) catterbatter s, tirr-wirr. quarrelling tift(er); (abusive)
flytin. quarrelsome carnaptious, camstairie, argle-barglous, din-raisin, tiftie, ill-
greein, ettersome SHETLAND, ORKNEY, N, wranglesome SHETLAND, ORKNEY
, ...
Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 1999
Squire's Keenin' Song 0 I have nae kissed my bonny lass 1 have nae kissed her
carnaptious lips I will nae know the heavenly bliss Of a lyfe wi' my brave bonny
lass. And e'en the wind does sigh alas And all the wairld will cry to miss The ...
8
Transactions of the Philological Society
J. notes "cant" as to sing in speaking, to repeat as in recitation. karnapshas,
carnaptious, quarrelsome, fault-finding. kari on, kariynz on, carry on, carryings on,
to act improperly or boisterously, improper or boisterous conduct. Noted by W.,
but ...
Philological Society (Great Britain), 1898
9
Red Cap & Blue Jacket: A Story of the Time of the French ...
... a wee bit carnaptious, set it doun to that. Gie me your hand, there 's a dear ! — I
didna think I should be sae laith to leave ye. Peggy, dinna stand blubberin' there,
ye silly tawpie ! Dinna swell your face wi' greetin, it 's puffy enough already.
10
Report of the Annual Meeting
... at once to the customs, of another country. Again, he is to be distinguished from
tbe Celtic Irish as follows : — (a) In modes of speech and habits of thought. There
are many provincialisms peculiar to Ulster. A few may be given : ' carnaptious ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting, 1903
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARNAPTIOUS»
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carnaptious is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: Philoctetes
Philoctetes (played with carnaptious hurt by Young himself) has Heracles's magic bow ... the bow that would, in his hands, win the war for ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
Cannes 2015: From the ridiculous to the sublime
Paolo Sorrentino's Youth, depicting Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel in their carnaptious decrepitude, is surprisingly uplifting. Meanwhile Amy ... «The Australian, May 15»
Cornish fight has enough sub-plots to be big Box Office on screen as …
"Frank was Mr Angry," recalls Gilmour. "He would fight with his shadow. He was a carnaptious little so-and-so. "I always had good business with ... «Herald Scotland, May 15»
National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) Announce Final Cast for Yer …
Weel kent Scottish star of stage and screen Gregor Fisher, best known for his roles in Naked Video and as the carnaptious Rab C Nesbitt, will ... «EdinburghGuide.com, Jan 15»
Relieved Scottish voters finally able to get referendum campaigners …
'I'll tell you what, it's really reminded me how much we hate these self-serving, rich, smug, carnaptious heid-the-baw scunners and their glaikit ... «NewsBiscuit, Sep 14»
Scottish word of the week: Groke
SEE ALSO. • Scottish word of the day: Carnaptious. • Scottish word of the day: Plook · Dynamic Dart Advertisement · Live. from The Scotsman. «Scotsman, Jul 14»
Impolitic: on Beaker and the gallus Lib Dems, a year to go and being …
I get carnaptious when artists don't get close to Louis Louis, Ticket to Ride, Pretty Vacant, Smells Like Teen Spirit or Blitzkrieg Bop. Anyway, I've ... «Herald Scotland, Sep 13»
The 50 Greatest Scottish Footballers, Day 4
Class is permanent: Another Scot who led a great English club side, Bremner was a feisty, carnaptious presence in the Scotland team but his ... «Herald Scotland, Mar 13»
Scottish word of the day: Carnaptious
Carnaptious, our Scottish word of the day, is most often used to describe someone ill-tempered and grumpy; most likely on the warpath and ... «Scotsman, Feb 13»
Kate Moss brightens up a wintry day with a big smile as she enjoys a …
carnaptious, Stroud, United Kingdom, 1 year ago. Wow. 2. 45. Click to rate. View all. The views expressed in the contents above are those of ... «Daily Mail, Jan 13»
