Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for skjóta

skjóta v (acc/dat) (skýtur; skaut, skutu, skotið )

A. (acc) (hæfa) shoot, hit

~ fugla

shoot birds

B. (dat)

1. (þeyta) shoot

~ kúlu úr byssu

shoot a bullet from a gun

2. (færa snöggt)

~ báti á flot

launch a boat fast

~ e-u til e-rs

take sth to sby fast

3. (áfrýja) appeal

~ máli fyrir hæstarétt

appeal a case to the Supreme Court

C. impers

e-u skýtur upp

sth surfaces, sth comes to the surface

hér skýtur skökku við

this does not fit

D. refl

~st e-ð

run somewhere quickly

~st burt

be off like a shot

E. pp

vera skotinn í e-m

have a crush on sby

F. phrases

~ á e-ð

make a guess

~ e-m skelk í bringu

frighten sby

~ á fundi

call a meeting

~ e-u á frest

postpone sth

~ manni á land

put a man ashore

~ fram báti

launch a boat

~ fram hökunni

thrust out one's chin

~ fram vísu

ad-lib a piece of verse

ekki er loku fyrir það skotið

it is not impossible

~ e-m ref fyrir rass

outwit sby

~ sig í e-m

fall for sby

~ e-u inn

put in a remark, insert sth

~ e-ð niður

shoot sth down

~ saman fé

pool money

~ e-u undan

hide sth, put sth away

~ upp eldflaug

launch a rocket

mér skaust yfir þetta

I overlooked this

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