krysta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krýsta, 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
Participles
Present participle krystande
Past participle krystad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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