vorloffe
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furlough — 1620s, vorloffe, from Du. verlof, lit. permission, from M.Du. ver completely, for + laf, lof permission, which is related to the second element in BELIEVE (Cf. believe) and to LEAVE (Cf. leave) (n.). The gh spelling developed by 1770s and… … Etymology dictionary
fur|lough — «FUR loh», noun, verb. –n. a leave of absence, especially for a soldier: »The soldier has two weeks furlough. –v.t. 1. to give a leave of absence to. 2. to lay off (a worker): »[The company] said the employees were furloughed for two weeks (Wall… … Useful english dictionary
