ole, dole, doff
Swedish
Alternative forms
- ole dole doff
Etymology
From the first three words in the rhyme. The words themselves lack individual meaning. Origin unkown, possibly from Latin unus, duo, tres (“one, two, three”).
Noun
ole, dole, doff c
- Similar to eeny, meeny, miny, moe.
- Hypernyms: räkneramsa, palerim
- Coordinate terms: alla byxor äro dyra, ene mene, ett två tre, esike desike, icke picke pö, pelle plutt, äppel päppel
References
- The Language Council of Sweden at Twitter