04-scotstober-haar

Published on 9th October 2024 in Scotstober Week One.Full resolution (927 × 681)

Granny wrapped up warm with two grandchildren in T shirts on a boat on a boating pond in summer as the mist moves across the park, with a warden in the background shouting 'come in number 9 - oops - sorry, do you need any help number 6?' In Scots: Richt bairns, tak yer granny ashore tae a toasty tea room There’s a sair haar movin in oer the water ahn it’s like tae jeel me tae mha banes. Gleg like noo. Translate: haar: A cold mist or fog, gen. used on the east coast for a sea-mist. In English: Righto children, take your granny ashore to a cosy tea room. There’s a cold hard easterly mist moving in over the water and it’ll likely freeze me to my bones. Quick now.

Word 04 Scotstober. Haar: A cold mist or fog, generally used on the East coast for a sea mist.

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