An Eame or ime is defined in the John o' Groat Journal (9 January1920) as the damp sea winds condensing on the window pane, moisture condensing on walls after extreme frost, even the damp in the atmosphere, particularly associated with sea-brine, or the condensation on the stones left by the receding tide and a later issue (26 January 1940) tells the would-be meteorologist that An eame of frost … In old weather lore this rising vapour was a sure sign of an “ooterly” [far out at sea] gale.
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