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.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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