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· Old English
ġetemprian
2 English words descend from Old English
ġetemprian
, most common first.
temper
A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
tempered
Having a specified disposition or temper.