nixor
nixor, to lean upon, strive, endeavor
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
nīxor, ātus sum, 1, dep. n. intens. (nītor): to lean upon with the idea of effort; struggle forward on, 5.279.
nixor, āri, dep. n. [1. nitor], to lean or rest upon; to strive, endeavor (poet.).
- I Lit., Lucr. 6, 836; 3, 1001: pars vulnere clauda retentat Nixantem (serpentem), Verg. A. 5, 279 Wagner N. cr.—
- II Trop., to depend upon: fundamenta, quibus nixatur vita salusque, Lucr. 4, 506.
nīxor, ārī (Intens. v. nitor), sich stemmen, -stützen, I) eig., Lucr. 6, 836: nodis, Verg. Aen. 5, 279. – II) übtr.: A) im allg., beruhen, Lucr. 4, 504. – B) prägn., sich eifrig bemühen, Lucr. 3, 998.
See: nixari
nīxor, (14) ārī, intr., fréq. de nitor, sʼappuyer sur : Lucr. 6, 836 ; Virg. En. 5, 279 || [fig.] reposer sur : Lucr. 4, 506 || faire effort dʼescalade : Lucr. 3, 100.
nīxor —, ārī, dep.intens.
- 1 nītor, to lean upon, strive, endeavor: Nixans nodis (serpens), V.