Verlaub

German

Etymology

Derived from verlauben, probably on the model of Middle Low German verlōf. Verlauben was a northern variant of erlauben, from Middle High German verlouben. Compare Dutch verlof, whence also English furlough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯p

Noun

Verlaub m (genitive Verlaubs, no plural)

1. (archaic, except in the idiom below) permission
2. (obsolete) permission to leave: furlough or safe passage

Derived terms

• mit Verlaub

Further reading

• “Verlaub” in Duden online