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HogmanayenUK
Hog·ma·nay H0233900 (hŏg′mə-nā′, hŏg′mə-nā′)n. Scots 1. The eve of New Year's Day, on which children traditionally go from house to house asking for presents.2. A present requested or given on this day.
[Scots and English dialectal (Northern England), ultimately (perhaps via Late Middle English hagnonayse) of Middle French origin; akin to French regional hoguinane, refrain of songs sung by carolers going from house to house on New Year's Eve, word cried by children to request a present at the New Year, New Year's celebration or present, from Middle French aguinenno, aguilenno, aguilanneuf, alteration of Medieval Latin hōc in annō, in this year (words used as the refrain of songs sung in boisterous theatrical church processions performed on the eve of the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ (January 1) in medieval times) : Latin hōc, masculine ablative of hic, this + in, in + annō, ablative of annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]Hogmanay (ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ) n (sometimes not capital) a. New Year's Eve in Scotlandb. (as modifier): a Hogmanay party. See also first-foot[C17: Scottish and Northern English, perhaps from Norman French hoguinane, from Old French aguillanneuf the last day of the year; also, a New Year's eve gift]Hog•ma•nay (ˌhɒg məˈneɪ)
n. Scot. 1. New Year's Eve. 2. (l.c.) a gift given on Hogmanay. [1670–80; orig. uncertain] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Hogmanay - New Year's Eve in ScotlandDecember 31, New Year's Eve - the last day of the year |
TranslationsSilvesterfesta di fine d'annoHogmanayenUK
Words related to Hogmanaynoun New Year's Eve in ScotlandRelated Words- December 31
- New Year's Eve
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