verb gloss

nixŭrĭo

2nd PP nixŭrīre · conj. 4th

to wish to lean; rest upon •

v. a. desid. [nixus, from nitor], to wish to lean or rest upon: nixurit qui niti vult et in conatu saepius aliquā re perpellitur, Nigid. 144, 20.—

to wish to bring forth by extension

Transf., for parturio, to wish to bring forth: nixurio, φιλοτοκέω, Gloss. Philox.

Perseus ID: n31058 Key: nixurio