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) 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 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== krystad (“contrived”) ==== References ==== “krysta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “krysta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “krysta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)