úllen dúllen doff

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úllen dúllen doff

Etymology edit

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”).^[1]

Phrase edit

úllen dúllen doff

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

References edit

^ Svenska folklekar och danser, 1948.

[1] Svenska folklekar och danser, 1948.

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