Danish/Norwegian for 'unemployed,' literally meaning 'work-loose' or 'freed from work' — describing someone temporarily unbound from employment rather than permanently lacking.
From 'arbejds' (work) and 'løs' (loose, free, released), creating a compound that suggests temporary separation rather than permanent absence. The word 'løs' carries connotations of being unbound or set free, rather than lacking or deficient.
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