Sabbatical!

"Visiting Professor"

In Norwegian, a sabbatical is commonly called "et friår" -- a free year. Admittedly, that does not say it all; so you might have to tack on "et forskningsår" -- a research year. We shall leave the research to the professor here, while I take on the freedom in the equation: let's see what the year brings!

Definitions:

1. (Traditional) Of or relating to the sabbath (the seventh day, a day held holy for rest)
2. (Biblical) A yearlong period to be observed by Jews once every seven years, during which the fields were to be left untilled and allagricultural labors were to be suspended.
3. (Standard) A period of paid leave granted to a college teacher for study or travel, traditionally every seventh year.
4. (By extension) Any extended period of leave from one's customary work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc.
5. (Urban) Leave-time with pay granted to a teacher or professor after serving for six or seven years on the same faculty. Its purpose is to give an extended period of time for concentrated study
6. (Modern) A sabbatical year is a prolonged hiatus, typically one year, in the career of an otherwise successful individual taken in order to fulfill some dream, e.g. writing a book or travelling extensively.
7.  (Customized)    A    b l a n k    s p a c e   . . .