Freddie Cooke's definitions

harr

cold sea-mist. Generally refering to the winter sea-mists in the North Sea. Northumbrian/Tyneside dialect. No longer in common usage Variants :- Harl, Harn, Hoar, Hoare. Origins Saxon/ Norse.vid., OED. 'A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use: With Their Etymology',John Trotter Brockett,1829.

It's a real thick harr moving up the Tyne.
"Hare or Harr, a mist or thick fog. Probably from Sax. har, hare, hoar." vid.,J.T.Brocket

by Freddie Cooke December 15, 2007