krysta
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish krȳsta, from Old Norse *krjósta, from Proto-Germanic *kreustaną (“to grind”).
Verb edit
krysta (present krystar, preterite krystade, supine krystat, imperative krysta)
- to tense the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel something (usually feces or a baby); to push, to bear down
- (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 edit
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 edit
- krystad (“contrived”)