1 or-lof
n., orð-lof is a false spelling, [Germ. urlaub; Dan. orlov; Engl. f-urlough]
2 or-lof
1. leave; beiða orlofs, Bs. i. 799; hann biðr sér orlofs konung at fara, Eg. 29; ek vil beiðask, herra, at þér gefit mér orlof til Íslands, Nj. 10; utan hans orlofs, without his leave, Landn 149; síðan tekr hann o. af konunginum til brottferðar, Fms. xi. 430, Fas. iii. 586; með orlofi at spyrja, Barl. 14, Sks. 52; hvárt skal ek mæla í orlofi, Eg. 46; með bezta orlofi, Fms. i. 15, passim.
3 or-lof
2. in mod. usage, a visit to a friend or relative; thus a person boarded out when visiting his parents is said ‘fara í orlof sitt.’
4 or-lof
COMPDS: orlofsbréf, orlofslaust.