huller om buller

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Low German huller de buller. Compare Danish hulter til bulter, German holterdiepolter. Second half of phrase is from Middle Low German bulder and related to Swedish buller and German poltern. First half is likely a reduplication. Compare origin of English hurlyburly.

Adverb

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huller om buller (not comparable)

  1. helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy (in a disorganized manner)

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