úllen dúllen doff

Icelandic

Etymology

The start of a common children's counting-out game. Likely from a Danish rhyme ("ullen dullen dof"). Assumed to be a distortion of the Latin numerals unum (“one”) and duo (“two”).

Phrase

úllen dúllen doff

1. eeny, meeny, miny, moe (a rhyme used when selecting things at random)