verlof
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Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
verlof n (plural verloven, diminutive verlofje n)
Synonyms[edit]
- (permission): toestemming
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