λακτίζω
Etym. λάξ
1. "to kick with the heel or foot, kick at, spurn", Od.; φλὸξ αἰθέρα λακτίζοισα flames "lashing" heaven, Pind.; κραδία φόβωι φρένα λακτίζει my heart ""knocks at" my ribs" for fear, Aesch.; τὸν πεσόντα λακτίσαι "to trample on" the fallen, id=Aesch.; τὴν θύραν λ. "to kick at" the door, Ar.:—Pass., ὑπὸ ἵππου λακτισθείς Xen.
2. absol. "to kick, struggle", of one dying, Od.: proverb., λ. πρὸς κέντρα "to kick" against the pricks, Pind., Aesch., etc.