Meaning of skjóta upp | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to shoot up
   transitive
2. to surface
   dative, impersonal, intransitive, subjective

Examples

“skjóta upp flugeldum”

to set off fireworks

“skjóta upp kollinum”

to appear

“Ég veit ekki af hverju þessum hugsunum skaut upp í hugann á mér núna.”

I don't know why these thoughts surfaced in my mind now.

“Grunnstingullinn vex til yfirborðsins, og getur honum skotið upp úr vatninu.”

The anchor ice grows to the surface, and it can surface from the water.

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