strigo

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

strĭgo, āre, v. n. [2. strix].

I Lit., to hold up , halt , stop in ploughing, Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 177.—

II Transf.

1 In gen., Sen. Ep. 31, 4.—

2 Poet., to give out , give way , lose strength , sink , Verg. Cat. 8, 19.