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

Related terms

• krystad (“contrived”)

References

• krysta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krysta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krysta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)