burthen

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: burdenweightweight down

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a variant of ‘burden’Type of load, loading

Verb (1)

  1. weight down with a loadSynonyms: burdenweightweight downMore general chargeMore specific saddle, plumb, overburden
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Bur′then (…), n. & v. t.

See Burden. archaic

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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