verlof

Dutch

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”) (possibly via or influenced by German Verlaub), from the verb verlōven (“to allow”), from Old Saxon far- + levian (“to give over, leave”).

Cognate with English furlough, Danish forlov, German Verlaub (“permission”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vərˈlɔf/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔf

Noun

verlof n (plural verloven, diminutive verlofje n)

  1. furlough, leave of absence
  2. permission, authorization
  3. (Belgium) vacation

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: verloov
  • → Aukan: folofu
  • → Caribbean Javanese: perlop, ferlof
  • → Indonesian: perlop
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