verlof

Meaning

(neuter) furlough, leave of absence
(neuter) permission, authorization
(Belgium,neuter) vacation

Frequency

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vərˈlɔf/

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”).