oorloven

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːrˌloː.və(n)/ Hyphenation: oor‧lo‧ven === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch orloven (first attested 1201), which could have been a new formation based on the elements or- + loven (“to praise”) and influenced by oorlof (“permission”). Otherwise, if inherited, from Old Dutch *irlouven, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀlaubijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzlaubijaną (“to allow, permit”), composed of the same elements. Cognate with Old English ālīefan, German erlauben. ==== Verb ==== oorloven (transitive, obsolete) to allow, to permit ===== Conjugation ===== With short vowel in the second syllable, dated: ===== Derived terms ===== geoorloofd veroorloven === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== oorloven plural of oorlof === References ===