elle melle deg fortelle

Norwegian

Etymology

Related to Danish ælle bælle mig fortælle, Dutch iene miene mutte and Russian эни бени (eni beni). See also enike penike. The part deg fortelle means "to tell you", but has no sense in this context (while the Danish variant has me instead of you).

Phrase

elle melle deg fortelle

  1. eeny, meeny, miny, moe

See also

  • elling (Nynorsk)
  • snipp snapp snute
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