BURTHEN

burthen

(noun) a variant of ‘burden’

burden, burthen, weight, weight down

(verb) weight down with a load

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

burthen (plural burthens)

(obsolete, nautical) The tonnage of a ship based on the number of tuns of wine that it could carry in its holds.

Archaic spelling of burden.

Verb

burthen (third-person singular simple present burthens, present participle burthening, simple past and past participle burthened)

Archaic spelling of burden.

Anagrams

• burneth, unberth

Source: Wiktionary


Bur"then, n. & v. t.

Definition: See Burden. [Archaic]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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