krysta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krȳsta, from Old Norse *krjósta, from Proto-Germanic *kreustaną (“to grind”).

Verb

krysta (present krystar, preterite krystade, supine krystat, imperative krysta)

  1. to tense the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel something (usually feces or a baby); to push, to bear down
  2. (usually with fram) to express oneself in a strained or contrived manner
    Han krystade fram ett leende
    He forced a smile
    Hon krystade fram ett tal
    She delivered a contrived speech

Conjugation

Conjugation of krysta (weak)
active passive
infinitive krysta krystas
supine krystat krystats
imperative krysta —
imper. plural1 krysten —
present past present past
indicative krystar krystade krystas krystades
ind. plural1 krysta krystade krystas krystades
subjunctive2 kryste krystade krystes krystades
present participle krystande
past participle krystad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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