No. 413 in Danish
holger
"Holger" is a Danish male given name; it does not have a specific meaning on its own.
In a sentence
Holger spillede skak med sin ven hele aftenen.
Holger played chess with his friend all evening.
In this sentence, 'Holger' is used as a proper noun referring to a person named Holger.
Vi skal lige holger hele planen, før vi begynder.
We need to quickly review the whole plan before we start.
In this sentence, 'holger' appears to be used informally as a verb, likely derived from the context of a person's name meaning to review or check, though this usage may not be standard Danish.
Den holgerede løber var både smuk og funktionel.
The patterned rug was both beautiful and functional.
Here, 'holgerede' is hypothetically used as an adjective describing a patterned object, though this particular form is a creative example rather than standard usage.
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