haar

[ hahr ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.

1. a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.

haar

/ hɑː /

noun

1. a cold sea mist or fog off the North Sea

Word History and Origins

Origin of haar¹

First recorded in 1665–75; north variant of hoar

Word History and Origins

Origin of haar¹

C17: related to Dutch dialect harig damp

Example Sentences

A gust o' win' is skirlin' the noo, and as we luik ower the faem, the haar is risin', weetin' the green swaird wi' misty shoo'rs.

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She hat haar as prown ash a pretzel,Her eyes vas himmel-plue, Und ven dey looket indo mine,Dey shplit mine heart in two.

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Mountaineers have peculiar difficulty with diphthongs: haar (hair), cheer (chair), brile, and a host of others.

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Tha'll sit thear, remarkin an praichin bi th' haar together, an nivver give me a chonce to get in a word edgeways.

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But tha can have yond nasty gooid-for-nawt as soain as tha likes, for awst leeave thi if aw live wol awm an haar older!

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