[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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]