A dialectal or archaic variant of 'harr'; an alternative spelling for the cold sea fog of northern coastal regions.
From the same Old Norse or Middle English dialectal root as 'harr'. This variant spelling reflects regional pronunciation differences in northern English and Scottish dialects.
This is English at its most local—'harre' was how fishermen in certain coastal villages pronounced and spelled it. Dialects are like linguistic cousins, and this word reminds us that not all 'correct' English comes from London.
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