úllen dúllen doff

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Etymology

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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

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úllen dúllen doff

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

References

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  1. ^ Svenska folklekar och danser, 1948.